Luke 15:13 meaning and explanation

After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

Luke 15:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is telling the third of three parables to Pharisees and scribes who grumbled that he welcomed sinners and ate with them. The younger son has just demanded his share of the estate, an unusual request that amounts to treating his father as already dead.

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