Luke 15:23

World English Bible (2000)

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

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  • Isa 25:6 : 6 In this mountain, Yahweh of Armies will make all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of choice wines, of fat things full of marrow, of well refined choice wines.
  • Isa 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be disappointed; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for anguish of spirit.
  • Matt 22:2-9 : 2 "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"' 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise, 6 and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy. 9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.' 10 Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests. 11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing, 12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.' 14 For many are called, but few chosen."
  • Gen 18:7 : 7 Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
  • Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
  • Prov 9:2 : 2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.

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  • Luke 15:24-32
    9 verses
    88%

    24for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.

    25"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

    26He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

    27He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.'

    28But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

    29But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

    30But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

    31"He said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

    32But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"

  • Luke 15:9-22
    14 verses
    83%

    9When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.'

    10Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."

    11He said, "A certain man had two sons.

    12The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.

    13Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

    14When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

    15He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

    16He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

    17But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!

    18I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

    19I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."'

    20"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

    21The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

    22"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

  • Luke 15:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

    6When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'

    7I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

  • Matt 22:2-5
    4 verses
    73%

    2"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

    3and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.

    4Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'

    5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

  • Luke 15:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."

    3He told them this parable.

  • Isa 22:13
    73%

    13and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."

  • Luke 12:19
    71%

    19I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

  • Luke 14:15-17
    3 verses
    70%

    15When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"

    16But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

    17He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'

  • Luke 14:23
    69%

    23"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

  • Luke 14:21
    69%

    21"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

  • Matt 18:13
    69%

    13If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

  • Gen 18:7
    69%

    7Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

  • Matt 21:38
    68%

    38But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'

  • Luke 5:29
    68%

    29Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

  • Gen 26:30
    68%

    30He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

  • Matt 22:13
    68%

    13Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'

  • Eccl 9:7
    67%

    7Go your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.

  • Mark 12:7
    67%

    7But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

  • Gen 27:25
    67%

    25He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you." He brought it near to him, and he ate. He brought him wine, and he drank.

  • Gen 27:10
    67%

    10You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death."

  • Judg 19:21
    67%

    21So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder; and they washed their feet, and ate and drink.