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 servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it ; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

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

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• againἀναζάωanazaō · to reviveG326
• lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• merryεὐφραίνωeuphrainō · to celebrateG2165

Cross-references for Luke 15:24

• Luke 15:32It was right that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
• Mark 8:22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man to him, and besought him to touch him.
• John 5:21For as the Father raiseth the dead, and giveth life to them ; even so the Son giveth life to whom he will.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
• Romans 6:11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
• Ephesians 2:1And youhath he made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
• Ephesians 5:14Therefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
• Colossians 2:13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
• 1 Timothy 5:6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
• Jude 1:12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds; late autumn trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked out by the roots;
• Revelation 3:1And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
• Luke 15:4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it?
• Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
• Genesis 45:28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet 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