Luke 15:25

²³ 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.

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

²⁶ And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

²⁷ 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.

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: Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
KJV: Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
WEB: “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
ASV: Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
DARBY: And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming [up], he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
BLB: And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

ÅB: Men hans eldste sønn var ute på marken, og da han gikk hjemover og kom nær til huset, hørte han spill og dans;
OTB: I mellomtiden var den eldste sønnen ute på marken, og da han nærmet seg huset, hørte han musikk og dans.
B1930: Men hans eldste sønn var ute på marken, og da han gikk hjemover og kom nær til huset, hørte han spill og dans;

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 150:4
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
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Jeremiah 31:4
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
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Luke 15:11–12
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
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Psalms 126:1
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
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Luke 7:32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
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2 Samuel 6:14
And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
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Psalms 149:3
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
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Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
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