Luke 15:25

Now his elder son was in the field, and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

In Context

24Because this my son was dead, and is come to life again: was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 6:14And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.

Psalms 126:1They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth

Psalms 150:4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens

Jeremiah 31:4And I will build thee again, and thou shalt be built, 0 virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy timbrels, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

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 →

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