Luke 15:11
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And he said: A certain man had two sons.

Matthew 21:23-31 And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority? . . .

Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
10So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance. 11And he said: A certain man had two sons. 12And 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.…
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Luke 15:10
So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.

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.

Lexicon
Then
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus] said,
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“[There was] a
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

man
Ἄνθρωπός (Anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

who had
εἶχεν (eichen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

sons.
υἱούς (huious)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.


Additional Translations
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

And He said, "A certain man had two sons.

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

And he said, A certain man had two sons;

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

He went on to say, "There was a man who had two sons.

He said, "A certain man had two sons.

And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,
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