This thy son (ο υιος σου ουτος). Contempt and sarcasm. He does not say: "This my brother."

Came (ηλθεν). H…

This thy son. This son of yours. This is an expression of great contempt. He did not call him his brother, but his father's son, …

As soon as this thy son was come.—The feeling of discontent passes into scorn and bitterness. The sin of the wanderer is …

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou nev…

The Venerable Bede: While the Scribes and Pharisees were murmuring that He received sinners, our Savior told them three success…

But as soon as this your son was come
He will not own him in the relation of a brother, though the father had owned …

In the latter part of this parable, we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and t…