Luke Chapter 15, Verse 30
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30: οτε δε ο υιος σου ουτος ο καταφαγων σου τον βιον μετα πορνων ηλθεν εθυσας αυτω τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον
30: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy
living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
30: But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his
substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
This thy son. This son of thine. This is an expression of great
contempt. He did not call him his brother, but his father's son, to show
at once his contempt for his younger brother, and for his father for
having received him as he did. Never was there a more striking instance
of petty malice, or more unjustifiable disregard of a father's conduct
and will.
Thy living. Thy property. This is still designed to irritate the father, and set him against his younger son. It was true that the younger son had been guilty, and foolish, and ungrateful; but he was penitent, and that was of more consequence to the father than all his property; and in the joy that he was penitent and was safe, he forgot his ingratitude and folly. So should the elder son have done.
