Luke 15:27
The slave replied,‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’
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- Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
- Acts 9:17 : 17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said,“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 22:13 : 13 came to me and stood beside me and said to me,‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.
- Phlm 1:16 : 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.
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- Luke 15:28-325 verses85%
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 15:9-2618 verses84%
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,
24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again– he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
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.
- Luke 15:3-75 verses75%
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.
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18 He went to his father and said,“My father!” Isaac replied,“Here I am. Which are you, my son?”
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27 So the rich man said,‘Then I beg you, father– send Lazarus to my father’s house
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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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35 But Isaac replied,“Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing.”
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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.
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5 Pharaoh said to Joseph,“Your father and your brothers have come to you.
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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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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 14:15-173 verses68%
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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4 Joseph said to his brothers,“Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
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15 Restoring Christian Relationships“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
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6 So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully.
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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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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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13 When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.
- Gen 27:26-272 verses66%
26 Then his father Isaac said to him,“Come here and kiss me, my son.”
27 So Jacob went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent of his clothing, he blessed him, saying,“Yes, my son smells like the scent of an open field which the LORD has blessed.
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31 He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau said to him,“My father, get up and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.”