Luke 15:25
But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
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In The King James Version
In Context
24For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast.
26And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:14And David danced with all his ability before the Lord. And David was girded with the linen ephod.
Psalms 126:1A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.
Psalms 150:4Praise him with timbrel and choir. Praise him with strings and organ.
Jeremiah 31:4And I will build you up again. And you shall be built up, O virgin of Israel. Still shall you be adorned with your timbrels, and still shall you go forth to the singing of those who play.
Luke 15:11And he said: “A certain man had two sons.
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 →