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

22But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet; 23and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let’s eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate. 25“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. 26And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.

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

• for thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of mineἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• and has comeἀναζάωanazaō · to reviveG326
• he was lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• and has been foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• And they beganἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
• to celebrateεὐφραίνωeuphrainō · 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 has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”
• Mark 8:22And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought a man who was blind to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies,
• Romans 6:11So you too, consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in your offenses and sins,
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
• Colossians 2:13And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings,
• 1 Timothy 5:6But she who indulges herself in luxury is dead, even while she lives.
• Jude 1:12These are the ones who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;
• Revelation 3:1“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are dead.
• Luke 15:4“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
• Luke 19:10For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
• Genesis 45:28Then Israel said, “It is enough; 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