Lukas 15:30

15:30 But when this son of yours ¹  came back, who has devoured ²  your assets with prostitutes, ³  you killed the fattened calf ⁴  for him!’

Lukas 16:1

The Parable of the Clever Steward

16:1 Jesus ⁵  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations ⁶  that his manager ⁷  was wasting ⁸  his assets.

[15:30]  ¹ sn Note the younger son is not “my brother” but this son of yours (an expression with a distinctly pejorative nuance).

[15:30]  ² sn This is another graphic description. The younger son’s consumption had been like a glutton. He had both figuratively and literally devoured the assets which were given to him.

[15:30]  ³ sn The charge concerning the prostitutes is unproven, but essentially the older brother accuses the father of committing an injustice by rewarding his younger son’s unrighteous behavior.

[15:30]  ⁴ sn See note on the phrase “fattened calf” in v. 23.

[16:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁶ tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

[16:1]  ⁷ sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

[16:1]  ⁸ tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).