Luke 15:29

Lo. Greek. idou. App-133. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

neither transgressed I, &c. This was the Pharisees' claim and boast. Compare Luke 18:11; Luke 18:12; Luke 18:18-21.

a kid. In contrast with "the fatted calf" (Luke 15:23). with. Greek. meta. App-104.

friends. Contrast with harlots (Luke 15:30.

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²⁹ And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

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