Luke 15:23

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

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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 servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and 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. And they began to be merry.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted 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 the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but all of you shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but all of you shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but all of you shall be ashamed:

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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