Cross references
Luke 15:12
The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Luke 15:12 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 21:16–17 (8 votes) and Mark 12:44 (3 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Exodus 17 to Acts 2.
Which verses does Luke 15:12 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Deuteronomy 21:16–178 votes
when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
- Mark 12:443 votes
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
- Psalm 17:141 vote
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Luke 15:301 vote
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
- Psalm 16:5–60 votes
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Which verses point to Luke 15:12?
The 10 strongest of 12.