Luke 15:23

and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22'And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

24because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:7and Abraham ran unto the herd, and taketh a son of the herd, tender and good, and giveth unto the young man, and he hasteth to prepare it;

Proverbs 9:2She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.

Isaiah 65:13Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, My servants do eat, and ye do hunger, Lo, My servants do drink, and ye do thirst, Lo, My servants rejoice, and ye are 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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