Luke 15:24

Luke 15:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
• New International Version (NIV)For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.

Context of Luke 15:24

22“But the father told his servants, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! ’ So they began to celebrate. 25“Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant.

Luke 15:24 word by word

ὅτι οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, ἦν ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη. καὶ ἤρξαντο εὐφραίνεσθαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• is alive againἀναζάωanazaō · to reviveG326
• lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• is foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• they beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to be merryεὐφραίνωeuphrainō · to celebrateG2165

Cross-references for Luke 15:24

• Luke 15:32But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
• Mark 8:22They came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
• John 5:21And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wants.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
• Romans 6:11So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 8:2because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died.
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins
• Ephesians 5:14for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
• Colossians 2:13And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him and forgave us all our trespasses.
• 1 Timothy 5:6however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
• Jude 1:12These people are dangerous reefs at your love feasts as they eat with you without reverence. They are shepherds who only look after themselves. They are waterless clouds carried along by winds; trees in late autumn — fruitless, twice dead and uprooted.
• Revelation 3:1“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis: Thus says the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.
• Luke 15:4“What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?
• Luke 19:10For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”
• Genesis 45:28Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go to see him before I die.”

Commentaries on Luke 15:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Was dead - Lost to all good - given up to all evil. In this figurative sense the word is used by the best Greek writers. See many examples in Kypke.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Was dead - This is capable of two significations: 1.“I supposed” that he was dead, but I know now that he is alive. 2.He was “dead to virtue” - he was sunk in pleasure and vice. The word is not unfrequently thus used. See 1 Timothy 5:6; Matthew 8:22; Romans 6:13. Hence, to be restored to “virtue” is said to be restored again to life, Romans 6:13; Revelation 3:1; Ephesians 2:1. It is probable that this latter is the meaning here. See Luke 15:32. Was lost…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 Having viewed the prodigal in his abject state of misery, we are next to consider his recovery from it. This begins by his coming to himself. That is a turning point in the sinner's conversion. The Lord opens his eyes, and convinces him of sin; then he views himself and every object, in a different light from what he did before. Thus the convinced sinner perceives that the meanest servant of God is happier than he is. To look unto God as a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-32Like the previous two parables (15:3–7, 8–10), the parable of the lost son demonstrates God’s love for the lost and the joy God experiences when they return. It also reflects the ministry of Jesus. The father represents God, the younger son represents the tax collectors and sinners Jesus welcomed, and the older son represents the religious leaders.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. my son--now twice his son. dead ... lost--to me; to himself--to my service, my satisfaction; to his own dignity, peace, profit. alive again ... found--to all these. merry--(See on Lu 15:10).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings