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Luke 15 (NIV)
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Luke.15.1

15:1 Tax collectors were despised because they worked for the hated Roman authorities and were notorious for their corruption.

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Luke.15.11-32

15:11-32 Like the previous two parables (15:3-7, 8-10), the parable of the lost son demonstrates God’s love for the lost and the joy he experiences when they return. It also allegorizes Jesus’ ministry. The father represents God, the younger brother represents the tax collectors and sinners to whom Jesus ministered, and the older brother represents the relig...

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15:11-32 Like the previous two parables (15:3-7, 8-10), the parable of the lost son demonstrates God’s love for the lost and the joy he experiences when they return. It also allegorizes Jesus’ ministry. The father represents God, the younger brother represents the tax collectors and sinners to whom Jesus ministered, and the older brother represents the religious leaders.

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Luke.15.12

15:12 I want my share of your estate now: This appalling request essentially says, “To me, you are dead.” There could be no greater insult to a father.

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Luke.15.13

15:13 he wasted all his money in wild living: Jews considered the loss of family property to Gentiles in a distant land to be particularly disgraceful and grounds for excommunication (see also Deut 21:18-21).

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