Luke 15:27

Luke 15:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
• New International Version (NIV)‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’

Context of Luke 15:27

25While these things were happening, the older son was working in the field. On his way back to the house, he heard music. People were dancing. 26So he asked one of the servants, “What is happening?” The servant replied, “Your brother has returned home. Your father has killed the fat young cow for him. He did this because your brother is alive and he is well.” 28When the older brother heard this, he was very angry. He would not go into the house. So his father came out. “Please come in to be happy with us,” he said. 29“Listen,” the older son replied, “I have worked a lot for you for many years. I have always obeyed you. But you never even killed a young goat for me so that I could be happy with my friends. We could have had a meal together.

Luke 15:27 word by word

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει, καὶ ἔθυσεν ὁ πατήρ σου τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, ὅτι ὑγιαίνοντα αὐτὸν ἀπέλαβεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Thyσύsu · youG4771
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• is comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• hath killedθύωthuō · to sacrificeG2380
• theμόσχοςmoschos · calfG3448
• fattedσιτευτόςsiteutos · fattenedG4618
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he hath receivedἀπολαμβάνωapolambanō · to get backG618
• safe and soundὑγιαίνωhugiainō · be healthyG5198

Cross-references for Luke 15:27

• Luke 15:30But now this other son of yours has returned. He has wasted all the money that you gave to him. He has spent it on prostitutes. But you have even killed the fat young cow for him.”
• Acts 9:17So Ananias went to Judas's house and he went inside. He put his hands on Saul and he said to him, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus himself has sent me here to you. It was Jesus that you saw on the road when you were coming here to Damascus. He has sent me to you so that you will be able to see again. God will also fill you with his Holy Spirit.’
• Acts 22:13Ananias came to see me. He stood near to me and he said, “Brother Saul, see again!” Then immediately I could see again. I could look at him.
• Philemon 1:16You can have him back again not only as your slave. He will be something much better than a slave for you. He will be like a brother that you love. I love him very much. But now you will love him even more. He will serve you as a slave, but he will also serve the Lord, as you do.
• Luke 15:23Fetch the young cow that we keep ready to eat on a special day. It is already fat. Kill it and prepare it. We will eat a big meal and we will be happy together.

Commentaries on Luke 15:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26-28Verses 26-28 Safe and sound - In health.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 In the latter part of this parable we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and the proud manner in which his gracious kindness is often received. The Jews, in general, showed the same spirit towards the converted Gentiles; and numbers in every age object to the gospel and its preachers, on the same ground. What must that temper be, which stirs up a man to despise and abhor…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. 11-3212. the younger--as the more thoughtless. said, &c.--weary of restraint, panting for independence, unable longer to abide the check of a father's eye. This is man impatient of divine control, desiring to be independent of God, seeking to be his own master; that "sin of sins, in which all subsequent sins are included as in their germ, for they are but the unfolding of this one" [Trench]. he divided, &c.--Thus "God, when His service no longer appears a…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