Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Context
This verse from Luke Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. Three parables on finding the lost: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. The father runs to meet the returning son and throws a party. The elder brother's resentment reveals the Pharisees' attitude toward tax collectors and …
Other Translations
for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
Cross References
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be …
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: …
And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the …
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of …
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than …
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their …
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice …
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.