Luke 15:32
It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
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- Luke 15:24 : 24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again– he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
- Eph 2:1-9 : 1 New Life Individually And although you were dead in your offenses and sins, 2 in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the domain of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom all of us also formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest… 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, 5 even though we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ– by grace you are saved!– 6 and he raised us up together with him and seated us together with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.
- Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written:“so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”
- Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
- Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.” 10 And again it says:“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 11 And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.” 12 And again Isaiah says,“The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.” 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Ps 51:8 : 8 Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!
- 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.
- Hos 14:9 : 9 Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.
- Jonah 4:10-11 : 10 The LORD said,“You were upset about this little plant, something for which you have not worked nor did you do anything to make it grow. It grew up overnight and died the next day. 11 Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!”
- Luke 7:34 : 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
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- Luke 15:2-3130 verses90%
2But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3So 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?
5Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them,‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’
7I 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?
9Then 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.’
10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
12The 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.
13After 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.
14Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.
15So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
16He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17But 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!
18I will get up and go to my father and say to him,“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’
20So 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.
21Then his son said to him,‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22But 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!
23Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,
24because 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.
26So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.
27The slave replied,‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’
28But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,
29but 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!
30But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
31Then the father said to him,‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.
- Matt 18:12-143 verses73%
12What 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?
13And 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.
14In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
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10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 14:15-162 verses68%
15The 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!”
16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
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2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
- Deut 22:1-22 verses67%
1Laws Concerning Preservation of Life When you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it; you must return it without fail to your neighbor.
2If the owner does not live near you or you do not know who the owner is, then you must corral the animal at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him.
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15When 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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29Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.
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15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
- Luke 16:1-22 verses66%
1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
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32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
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19And I will say to myself,“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
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21So 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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27So the rich man said,‘Then I beg you, father– send Lazarus to my father’s house
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4Again 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.”’