Luke 15:22–24
The father orders a feast because his lost son has come back
Study it word by word22But 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;
23and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let us eat and celebrate,
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.
In its context
20And he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and running, he fell on his neck and kissed him.
21And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
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25Now his older son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26And calling over one of the servants, he asked what these things might be.
Its words in the original
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- πατὴρpatēr· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
- δούλουςdoulous· slave
Slave: someone who belongs to a master and serves him.
- ΤαχὺTachy· quick
Quick, swift; "quickly".
- ἐξενέγκατεexenenkate· carry out
Carry out, bring out; produce.
- στολὴνstolēn· long robe
Long robe, flowing garment.
- πρώτηνprōtēn· first
First, foremost.
- ἐνδύσατεendysate· put on, clothe
Dress, put on clothing; be clothed.
- δότεdote· give
Give.
- δακτύλιονdaktylion· ring
Ring.
- χεῖραcheira· hand
Hand.
- ὑποδήματαhypodēmata· sandal
Sandal.
- πόδαςpodas· foot
Foot.
- φέρετεpherete· carry, bring
Carry, bring.
- μόσχονmoschon· calf
Calf, young bull.
- σιτευτόνsiteuton· fattened
Fattened, fed for slaughter.
- θύσατεthysate· kill, sacrifice
Sacrifice; also slaughter, kill.
- φαγόντεςphagontes· eat
Eat.
- εὐφρανθῶμενeuphranthōmen· rejoice, celebrate
Make glad; in the passive, rejoice, celebrate.
- υἱόςhuios· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- νεκρὸςnekros· dead
Dead.
- ἦνēn· be
Be, exist.
- ἀνέζησενanezēsen· come to life again
Live again, come back to life.
- ἀπολωλὼςapolōlōs· destroy, perish
Destroy, cause to perish; in the middle voice, perish, be lost.
- εὑρέθηheurethē· find
Find; in the passive, turn out to be, be found to be so.
- ἤρξαντοērxanto· begin
Begin.