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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

Context of Luke 15:24

22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate. 25“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.

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 be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”
• Mark 8:22They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
• Romans 6:11In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 8:2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
• Ephesians 2:1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
• Ephesians 5:14This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• Colossians 2:13When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
• 1 Timothy 5:6But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
• Jude 1:12These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead.
• Revelation 3:1“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
• Luke 15:4“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
• Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
• Genesis 45:28And Israel said, “I’m convinced! 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