Luke 15:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 15:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gathered all together - Collected his property. If he had received flocks or grain, he sold them and converted them into money. As soon as this arrangement had been made he left his father’s hous...
Luke 15:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 25. Three Parables Showing God's Love for the Lost, and His Joy at their Restoration. The three parables in this chapter have no definite note of time or place. An introduction is supplied fro...
Luke 15:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

after . Greek meta. App-104. Referring to the rapidity of the fall of Israel. took his journey . went abroad. into . Greek. eis. App-104. far country. Compare Acts 2:39 ; Ephesians 2:17...
Luke 15:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Not many days after - He probably hastened...
Luke 15:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

With riotous living.— The phrase Ζων ασωτως implies, that he lived in every degree of luxury and sensuality. The account before us is short.—The interesting and affecting passages with which sucha...
Luke 15:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. And not many days after (intoxicate...
Luke 15:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Parables of the Lost Sheep, of them Lost Coin, of the Prodigal Son 1-7. Parable of the Lost Sheep. See on Matthew 18:12-13 . The first of a series of three parables for the encouragement of penit...
Luke 15:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Took his journey into a far country. — Such instances of emigration were, we may believe, familiar things in most towns of Galilee and Judæa. The young man left his home, and started, bent on pleas...
Luke 15:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 21 LOST AND FOUND. IN this chapter we see how the waves of influence, moving outward from their Divine center, touch the outermost fringe of humanity, sending the pulsations of new excite...
Luke 15:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Son Who “Came to Himself” and to His Father Luke 15:11-24 The pearl of parables! Too often we desire God's gifts apart from Himself. The far country is not far in actual distance, but in...
Luke 15:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Our Lord's attitude toward the sinning multitudes aroused the hostility of the Pharisees, and to them principally He uttered the great discourse of this chapter, consisting of a threefold parable. In...
Luke 15:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days af...
Luke 15:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together ,.... That his father had divided to him, all his goods and substance: as soon as a man has any internal substance, any considerable deg...
Luke 15:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 13. Gathered all together ] Conva...
Luke 15:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together Having gotten possession of his fortune, he lost no time, but, gathering together all he had, took his journey into a far country Th...
Luke 15:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SEEKING THE LOST SHEEP (vs.3-7) Though discipleship to Christ is a wonderful privilege, yet man would never choose a path of true discipleship if God did not seek him first. In this chapter we se...
Luke 15:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me th...
Luke 15:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Luke 15:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Men Must Live In The Light Of The Coming Of The Son of Man In His Glory (15:1-19:28). Having established in Section 1 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the city of David where He was proclaimed...
Luke 15:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 15:11 . A certain man .—Our heavenly Father, since Christ never represents Himself thus. He always speaks of Himself as a Son, though often as a possessor, or lord. Two sons...
Luke 15:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 15:13 I. When principle is weak the far country is fatal. If any one is obliged to leave home not from love of idleness, not from love of pleasure, not from love of liberty, but on such busin...
Luke 15:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is a chapter that needs no explanation; it carries its key within itself, and the experience of every child of God is the best exposition of it. The three parables recorded here set forth the wo...
Luke 15:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 15:1 . Then drew near all the publicans and sinners to hear him. The pharisees were so intoxicated with ideas of their own righteousness, as to regard all such characters as excluded from the...
Luke 15:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

A certain man had two sons. The prodigal and his brother I. GOD’S TREATMENT OF THE PENITENT. 1. The alienation of the heart from God. (1) Homelessness. (2) Worldly happiness is unsatis...
Luke 15:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 15:1-42 The Lord speaks his three parable-stories of the "lost," in which he explains his reason for loving and receiving the sinful. Luke 15:1 , Luke 15:2...
Luke 15:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prodigal Son. The reckless departure:
Luke 15:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:3 ; 1 Peter 4:4 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1-10 ; 2 Peter 2:13 ; Amos 6:3-7 ; Ecclesiastes 11:10 ; Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; Ephesians 2:13 ; Ephesians 2:17 ; Isaiah 1:4 ; Isaiah 22:13 ; Isaia...
Luke 15:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christ Seeking To Save Luke 15:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of the prodigal son is one part of a threefold parable. 1. We have the shepherd suffering as he seeks his sheep. The parable...
Luke 15:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He took a journey into a far country — Far from God: God was not in all his thoughts: And squandered away his substance — All the grace he had received.

Luke 15:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 15:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 15:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 15:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 15:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 15:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 15:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 15:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 15:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 15:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 15:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 15:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 15:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 15:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 15:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 15:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 15:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 15:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 15:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 15:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 15:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 15:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 15:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes