Luke 15:30
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But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Proverbs 29:3
A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.

Mark 12:44
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.

Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.

Luke 15:29
And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee and I have never transgressed thy commandment: and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends.

Luke 15:31
But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me; and all I have is thine.

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But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

this.

Luke 15:32 But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found.

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

Exodus 32:7,11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Go, get thee down: thy people, which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, hath sinned. . . .

devoured.

Luke 15:13,22,23 And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
29And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee and I have never transgressed thy commandment: and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends. 30But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me; and all I have is thine.…
Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

when
ὅτε (hote)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.

this
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

son
υἱός (huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of yours
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

returns from
ἦλθεν (ēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

squandering
καταφαγών (kataphagōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2719: To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

wealth
βίον (bion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 979: A primary word; life, i.e. the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood.

with
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

prostitutes,
πορνῶν (pornōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4204: A prostitute; met: an idolatrous community. Feminine of pornos; a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater.

you kill
ἔθυσας (ethysas)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2380: A primary verb; properly, to rush, i.e. to sacrifice; by extension to immolate.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

fatted
σιτευτὸν (siteuton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4618: Fattened, fatted. From a derivative of sitos; grain-fed, i.e. Fattened.

calf
μόσχον (moschon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3448: A calf, heifer, young bull. Probably strengthened for oschos; a young bullock.

for him!’
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

But when this son of yours came, the one having devoured your living with prostitutes, you have killed the fattened calf for him!'

But as soon as this your son was come, which has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fatted calf.

but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

but when this thy son came, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'

But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.
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