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Luk 15:12 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

give		Deu 21:16,17; Psa 16:5,6; Psa 17:14
And he		Mar 12:44

Correlating Passages

give

	Deu 21:16	Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath, [that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, [which is indeed] the firstborn:
	Deu 21:17	But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.
	Psa 16:5	The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
	Psa 16:6	The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
	Psa 17:14	From men [which are] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their babes.

And he

Mar 12:44

For all [they] did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.

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Scott, Thomas. "Luke 15:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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