Luke 15:23

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

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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

22"But the father said to his servants, 'Quickly, bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

24for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.

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Cross References

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

Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat.She has mixed her wine.She has also set her table.

Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be disappointed;

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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