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Luke 15:27

25 Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

29 But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

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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
‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
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.
WEB
He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.
BLB
And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father killed the fattened calf, because he received him back in good health.’
ÅB
Han sa til ham: Din bror er kommet, og din far lot slakte gjøkalven, fordi han fikk ham frisk tilbake.
OTB
‘Din bror er kommet tilbake,’ svarte han, ‘og din far har slaktet gjøkalven fordi han har fått ham tilbake i god behold.’
B1930
Han sa til ham: Din bror er kommet, og din far lot slakte gjøkalven, fordi han fikk ham frisk tilbake.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 15:30

    But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

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  • Philemon 1:16

    no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

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  • Acts 22:13

    came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

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  • Acts 9:17

    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “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.”

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