Luke 15:13

15:13 After ¹  a few days, ²  the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered ³  his wealth ⁴  with a wild lifestyle.

Luke 15:22-23

15:22 But the father said to his slaves, ⁵  ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, ⁶  and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger ⁷  and sandals ⁸  on his feet! 15:23 Bring ⁹  the fattened calf ¹⁰  and kill it! Let us eat ¹¹  and celebrate,

¹ tn Grk “And after.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “after not many days.”

³ tn Or “wasted.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

⁴ tn Or “estate” (the same word has been translated “estate” in v. 12).

⁵ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

⁶ sn With the instructions Hurry! Bring the best robe, there is a total acceptance of the younger son back into the home.

⁷ tn Grk “hand”; but χείρ (ceir) can refer to either the whole hand or any relevant part of it (L&N 8.30).

⁸ sn The need for sandals underlines the younger son’s previous destitution, because he was barefoot.

⁹ tn Grk “And bring.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹⁰ tn Or “the prize calf” (L&N 65.8). See also L&N 44.2, “grain-fattened.” Such a calf was usually reserved for religious celebrations.

¹¹ tn The participle φαγόντες (fagontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.