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Luke 15:24 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Luke 15:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 15 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”
Luke 15:24 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. This verse is the father's joyful declaration in Jesus' Parable of the Prodigal Son, one of Scripture's most powerful portrayals of repentance and grace. The Greek nekros (νεκρός, "dead") and anezesen (ἀνέζησεν, "is alive again") frame the son's condition in the starkest possible terms—not merely wayward but dead, not merely improved but resurrected. The phrase "was lost, and is found" uses apolōlōs (ἀπολωλώς, "utterly destroyed/lost") and heurethē (εὑρέθη, "has been found"), emphasizing the co...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 15:24
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“made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)”
“and will bring back that which was driven away”
“having forgiven us all our trespasses”
“for this”
“but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
“and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy”
“than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.”