Luke 15:13 (DBY)

Passage

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

Nearby Context

Luke 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons;

Luke 15:12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

Luke 15:13 And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

Luke 15:14 But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

Luke 15:15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "days", "younger", "gathering", "together", "went", "away", and "country". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "and the younger of them said to..." into verse 14's "But when he had spent all there...", so "after" and "days" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "after" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.