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Luke 15:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 13 A few days later, the younger son gathered all his things together and traveled to a distant country and there squandered his property by living a debauched* life.

Luke 15:13

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 13 καὶ And μετ’ after οὐ not πολλὰς many ἡμέρας days συναγαγὼν having led together πάντα all (things) ὁ the νεώτερος younger υἱὸς son ἀπεδήμησεν traveled abroad εἰς into χώραν country μακράν, long [way], καὶ and ἐκεῖ there διεσκόρπισεν he squandered τὴν the οὐσίαν property αὐτοῦ of him ζῶν living ἀσώτως. as spendthrift.

Luke 15:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 13 Later, after not many days, the younger son gathered all things together and traveled abroad into a distant country, and there squandered his property by living a debauched life.+

Luke 15:13

The Bible in Living English
- 13 and after not many days the younger son got everything together and went off to a distant country, and there he scattered his property in a life of dissipation.

Luke 15:13

American Standard Version
- 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.

Luke 15:13

The Emphasized Bible
- 13 And after not many days the younger son gathering all together left home for a country far away, and there squandered his substance with riotous living.

Luke 15:13

King James Version
- 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 15:13
  
  squandered: The Greek word used here literally means “to scatter (in different directions).” (Lu 1:51; Ac 5:37) At Mt 25:24, 26, it is rendered “winnow.” Here it is used in the sense of being wasteful, spending foolishly.
  
  a debauched life: Or “a wasteful (reckless; wild) life.” A related Greek word is used with a similar meaning at Eph 5:18; Tit 1:6; 1Pe 4:4. Since the Greek word may also include the idea of a spendthrift, or wasteful, lifestyle some Bible translations use the expression “with prodigal living.”