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Luke 15:23

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21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

22 But 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:

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
KJV
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
WEB
Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
ASV
and bring the fatted calf, [and] kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:
DARBY
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
BLB
and having brought the fattened calf, kill [it], and having eaten, let us be merry,
ÅB
og hent gjøkalven og slakt den, og la oss spise og være glade!
OTB
Hent gjøkalven og slakt den. La oss spise og feire.
B1930
og hent gjøkalven og slakt den, og la oss ete og være glade!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 22:2–14

    The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

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  • Psalms 63:5

    My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

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  • Isaiah 25:6

    And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

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  • Genesis 18:7

    And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

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  • Isaiah 65:13–14

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

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  • Proverbs 9:2

    She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

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