Luke 15:22

But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in [it], and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

In Context

21And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

23and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

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Cross References

Genesis 41:42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothes of byssus, and put a gold chain on his neck.

Esther 3:10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

Psalms 18:33Who maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places;

Psalms 132:9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.

Song of Solomon 7:1How beautiful are thy footsteps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.

Ezekiel 16:9And I washed thee with water, and thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil;

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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