Luke 15:17 meaning and explanation

Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!

Luke 15:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is telling the parable of the two sons to Pharisees and scribes who grumbled that he welcomed sinners (verses 1 to 3). The younger son has squandered his inheritance in a distant country and is feeding pigs during a famine.

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