Luke 15:27

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

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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.

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.

YLT

and he said to him--Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

DBT

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.

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And since the true preacher is the chief announcer of divine mercy, he therefore adds: And he said to him: Your brother has come, through the humility of penance; Isaiah twenty-one: "If you seek, seek: be converted and come"; and chapter sixty: "Your sons shall …

Bonaventure· Commentary on Luke, Chapter 15, 1257patristic

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And he said unto him,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

A sinner is not only dead in law, as he is under a sentence of death, but dead in state too, dead in trespasses and sins, destitute of spiritual life; no union with Christ, no spiritual senses exercised, no living to God, and therefore dead.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They are sometimes ranked with harlots ( Matt. xxi. 32 ); here and elsewhere with sinners, such as were openly vicious, that traded with harlots, known rakes. Some think that the sinners here meant were heathen, and that Christ was now on the other side Jordan, or in Galilee of the Gentiles.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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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.
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.”
Luke 15:30
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
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.
Genesis 18:7
Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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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…
leads to
- Acts 8:17
  Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:4
  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 6:6
  They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- Acts 22:12–14
  There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
Through
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.
leads to
- Matthew 23:8
  But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
- Colossians 3:22
  Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:22
  For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
- 1 Timothy 6:2
  Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

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