Luke 15:29 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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 never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

But he shot back at his dad, 'Look, I've been here working for you all these years. I've never once disobeyed you or stepped out of line. But you've never even given me a small goat so I could throw a party with my friends.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes doing everything right can make you feel invisible when someone else gets celebrated.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of Luke was traditionally written by Luke, a companion of Paul, for Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience in the mid-to-late first