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andκαὶbringφέρετεthe fattenedτὸν σιτευτόνcalf,τὸν μόσχονslaughter it,θύσατεandκαὶlet us eatφαγόντεςand celebrate,εὐφρανθῶμεν
Luke 15:23
Study it in the app“and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let us eat and celebrate,”
Jesus paints a father who runs to meet the son coming homeWho God IsThe father sees his son far off, runs and embraces himTurning back to GodThe father welcomes the son who returned and throws a feastForgivenessThe father orders a feast because his lost son has come backJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Luke 15:23, word by word
- bringφέρετεpherete
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “pherete” appears- the fattenedσιτευτόνsiteuton
fattened
Fattened, fed for slaughter.
Where else “siteuton” appears- calfμόσχονmoschon
calf
Calf, young bull.
Where else “moschon” appears- slaughter itθύσατεthysate
slaughter
To slaughter an animal for a banquet, or to take life.
Where else “thysate” appears- let us eatφαγόντεςphagontes
eat
Eat.
Where else “phagontes” appears- and celebrateεὐφρανθῶμενeuphranthōmen
celebrate
To feast and rejoice together.
Where else “euphranthōmen” appears
The context
22But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
23 · This verse (above)
24because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
To study Luke 15 in a group
1. What it says
What does the father do when he sees the younger son returning from far away, and what does the older son do when he finds out? (vv. 20-30)
2. What it means
The three parables are about something lost that is found. What do the shepherd, the woman and the father have in common? (vv. 4-10, 20-24)
3. How I live it
The older son was angry about the feast, and his father pleaded with him to come in. With whom do you find it hard to rejoice today? (vv. 28-32)