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.
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’

Context of Luke 15:27

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. ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ 28“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

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 when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
• Acts 9:17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
• Acts 22:13He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.
• Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.
• Luke 15:23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

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