Luke 15:24
because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again– he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
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- Luke 15:32 : 32 It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
- Eph 2:1 : 1 New Life Individually And although you were dead in your offenses and sins,
- Eph 2:5 : 5 even though we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ– by grace you are saved!–
- Eph 5:14 : 14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
- Col 2:13 : 13 And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.
- 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
- Rom 8:2 : 2 For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Rev 3:1 : 1 To the Church in Sardis“To the angel of the church in Sardis write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation that you are alive, but in reality you are dead.
- Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 15:4 : 4 “Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?
- Rom 6:11 : 11 So you too consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
- Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them– with judgment!
- Matt 18:10-13 : 10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. 12 What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
- Mark 8:22 : 22 A Two-stage Healing Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.
- Luke 10:19 : 19 Look, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and on the full force of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
- Gen 45:28 : 28 Then Israel said,“Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”
- Isa 35:10 : 10 those whom the LORD has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.
- Isa 66:11 : 11 For you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished; you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts.
- Jer 31:12-17 : 12 They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the LORD provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more. 13 The LORD says,“At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow. 14 I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.” 15 The LORD says,“A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.” 16 The LORD says to her,“Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the LORD, affirm it! 17 Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the LORD, affirm it!
- Ezek 34:4 : 4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.
- Rom 6:13 : 13 and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.
- Luke 15:7-9 : 7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent. 8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it? 9 Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying,‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’
- John 5:21 : 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
- John 5:24-25 : 24 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming– and is now here– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- John 11:25 : 25 Jesus said to her,“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
- Rom 11:15 : 15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
- Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
- 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.
- 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died. 15 And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised.
- Jude 1:12 : 12 These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit– twice dead, uprooted;
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- Luke 15:25-328 verses90%
25 “Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.
27 The slave replied,‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’
28 But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,
29 but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
31 Then the father said to him,‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.
32 It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
- Luke 15:2-2322 verses88%
2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 So Jesus told them this parable:
4 “Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?
5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them,‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’
7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.
8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?
9 Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying,‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
11 The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
12 The younger of them said to his father,‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
13 After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.
14 Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.
15 So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
16 He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him,“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’
20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.
21 Then his son said to him,‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 But the father said to his slaves,‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!
23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,
- Matt 18:12-143 verses74%
12 What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?
13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Matt 22:1-22 verses69%
1 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
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15 The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”
16 But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
17 At the time for the banquet he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited,‘Come, because everything is now ready.’
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15 When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.
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19 And I will say to myself,“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
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4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’
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21 So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
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28 The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
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51 While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live.
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19 After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
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6 He had one left, his one dear son. Finally he sent him to them, saying,‘They will respect my son.’
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18 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said,“Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
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37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying,‘They will respect my son.’