Had (ειχεν). Imperfect active. Note εχων (verse 4), εχουσα (verse 8), and now ειχεν. The self-sacrificing care is that of the owne…

And he said. Jesus, to illustrate still further the sentiment which he had expressed, and to show that it was proper to rejoice over repen…

And he said, A certain man had two sons.—We enter here into one of the parables that are not only unique to Luke's Gospel…

And he said, A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that faileth to me. A…

St. Ambrose of Milan: St. Luke has given three parables in succession: the sheep that was lost and found, the piece of silve…

The “share of the estate” that a younger son would receive on the death of the father would be one-third, because the older son received two-thirds…

This parable is nothing other than a confirmation of the preceding doctrine.⁵²⁰

And he said
The Syriac and Persic versions read "and Jesus said again"; he added another parable to the two former, at the sam…

The parable of the prodigal son shows the nature of repentance and the Lord's readiness to welcome and bless all who return to him. It fully sets f…