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“The father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s celebrate with a feast. My son was dead and has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.’ Then they began to celebrate. 25“His older son was in the field. As he was coming back to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26He called to one of the servants and asked what was happening.

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 have something to celebrate, something to be happy about. This brother of yours was dead but has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.’ ”
• Mark 8:22As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him.
• John 5:21In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
• Romans 6:11So consider yourselves dead to sin’s power but living for God in the power Christ Jesus gives you.
• Romans 8:2The standards of the Spirit, who gives life through Christ Jesus, have set you free from the standards of sin and death.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14Clearly, Christ’s love guides us. We are convinced of the fact that one man has died for all people. Therefore, all people have died.
• Ephesians 2:1You were once dead because of your failures and sins.
• Ephesians 5:14because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• Colossians 2:13You were once dead because of your failures and your uncircumcised corrupt nature. But God made you alive with Christ when he forgave all our failures.
• 1 Timothy 5:6But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead although she is still alive.
• Jude 1:12These people are a disgrace at the special meals you share with other believers. They eat with you and don’t feel ashamed. They are shepherds who care ⌞only⌟ for themselves. They are dry clouds blown around by the winds. They are withered, uprooted trees without any fruit. As a result, they have died twice.
• Revelation 3:1“To the messenger of the church in Sardis, write: The one who has God’s seven spirits and the seven stars says: I know what you have done. You are known for being alive, but you are dead.
• Luke 15:4“Suppose a man has 100 sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the 99 sheep grazing in the pasture and look for the lost sheep until he finds it?
• Luke 19:10Indeed, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save people who are lost.”
• Genesis 45:28“You have convinced me!” Israel said. “My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and 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