Luke 15:23

And having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we will be cheerful,

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In The King James Version

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

In Context

22But the father said to his bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.

24because this my son was dead, and became alive again. And he was lost, and is found. And they began to be cheerful.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:7And Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it to the servant. And he hastened to dress it.

Proverbs 9:2She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table.

Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus says lord LORD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry. Behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty. Behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame.

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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