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He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began. <a href="/esv/luke/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. <a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate. <a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry. <a href="/kjv/luke/15.htm">King James Bible</a> For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. <a href="/nkjv/luke/15.htm">New King James Version</a> for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. <a href="/nasb_/luke/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate. <a href="/nasb/luke/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.&#8217 And they began to celebrate. <a href="/nasb77/luke/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> for this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ And they began to be merry. <a href="/lsb/luke/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate. <a href="/amp/luke/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> for this son of mine was [as good as] dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate. <a href="/csb/luke/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! ’ So they began to celebrate. <a href="/hcsb/luke/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!&#8217 So they began to celebrate. <a href="/asv/luke/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. <a href="/cev/luke/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life. He was lost and has now been found." And they began to celebrate. <a href="/erv/luke/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. <a href="/gwt/luke/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> My son was dead and has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.' Then they began to celebrate. <a href="/gnt/luke/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.' And so the feasting began. <a href="/isv/luke/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Because my son was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate. <a href="/msb/luke/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!? So they began to celebrate. <a href="/net/luke/15.htm">NET Bible</a> because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again--he was lost and is found!' So they began to celebrate. <a href="/nheb/luke/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate. <a href="/wbt/luke/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. <a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry. <a href="/web/luke/15.htm">World English Bible</a> for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because this son of mine was dead, and lived again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry. <a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry. <a href="/ylt/luke/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry. <a href="/slt/luke/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this my son was dead, and has returned to life; and he was lost, and found. And they began to be gladdened.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because this my son was dead, and is come to life again: was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. <a href="/cpdv/luke/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast. <a href="/nabre/luke/15.htm">New American Bible</a> because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For this my son was dead, and has come to life; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> 'Because this, my son, was dead, and he is alive; he was lost, and now he is found.' And they began to celebrate.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for this my son was dead, and is alive again: he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<CM> <a href="/godbey/luke/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>because this my son was dead, and is alive again; was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For this my son was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. And they began to be joyous. <a href="/mace/luke/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for this son of mine was dead, and is come to life: he was lost, and is found again, and then they began their feast. <a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry. <a href="/worrell/luke/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>because this my son was dead, and came to life again; had been lost, and was found.' And they began to be merry.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>for this my son was dead, and is alive again, and was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/15-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6343" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">The Parable of the Prodigal Son</a> …23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate. 24<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">son</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">of mine</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekros (Adj-NMS) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">dead</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/326.htm" title="326: anezēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come to life again, revive, regain life. To recover life.">is alive again!</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">He was</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolōlōs (V-RPA-NMS) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">lost</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurethē (V-AIP-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">is found!’</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/756.htm" title="756: ērxanto (V-AIM-3P) -- To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.">they began</a> <a href="/greek/2165.htm" title="2165: euphrainesthai (V-PNM/P) -- From eu and phren; to put in a good frame of mind, i.e. Rejoice.">to celebrate.</a> 25Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-5</a> And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. ... <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a> Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. <a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13</a> When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, <a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a> Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! <a href="/romans/8-10.htm">Romans 8:10</a> But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a> For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. <a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a> We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. <a href="/1_john/3-14.htm">1 John 3:14</a> We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a> For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a> We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Ezekiel 37:1-14</a> The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. / He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. / Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” ... <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.this.<a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Luke 15:32</a> It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.<a href="/mark/8-22.htm">Mark 8:22</a> And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.<a href="/john/5-21.htm">John 5:21,24,25</a> For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will… he.<a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4,8</a> What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? … <a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a> For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.<a href="/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28</a> And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.they.<a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7,9</a> I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance… <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a> Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.<a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a> And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/12-28.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/luke/11-44.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/15-10.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Merry</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/luke/15-29.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/19-6.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/15-29.htm">Merry</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 15</div>1. <a href="/luke/15-1.htm">The parable of the lost sheep;</a> 8. <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">of the piece of silver;</a> 11. <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">of the prodigal son.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! This phrase reflects the spiritual death and rebirth of the prodigal son. In biblical terms, being "dead" often symbolizes a state of sin and separation from God (<a href="/ephesians/2.htm">Ephesians 2:1</a>). The son's return signifies repentance and restoration, akin to the concept of being "born again" (<a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3</a>). The father's declaration parallels the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (<a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7</a>). This transformation is a type of resurrection, prefiguring the ultimate resurrection through Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a>).He was lost and is found! The imagery of being "lost" and "found" is central to the parables in <a href="/luke/15.htm">Luke 15</a>, including the lost sheep and the lost coin. It emphasizes God's relentless pursuit of sinners and His joy in their return. The term "lost" indicates a state of wandering away from God's will, while "found" signifies redemption and reconciliation. This mirrors the mission of Jesus, who came to seek and save the lost (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>). The cultural context of the time valued family honor, and the son's return restores not only his relationship with the father but also his place in the community.So they began to celebrate. The celebration represents the joy and communal aspect of reconciliation with God. In Jewish culture, feasts and celebrations were significant, often marking important religious and familial events. This celebration is a foretaste of the heavenly banquet, symbolizing the joy of salvation and eternal life (<a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a>). The communal aspect underscores the importance of the faith community in supporting and rejoicing over the repentance and restoration of individuals. The father's joy reflects God's own joy over each sinner who returns to Him, highlighting the theme of grace and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Represents God, who is loving, forgiving, and eager to welcome back those who repent. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_prodigal_son.htm">The Prodigal Son</a> Symbolizes sinners who have strayed from God but return in repentance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_celebration.htm">The Celebration</a> Reflects the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, emphasizing the value of each individual to God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_household.htm">The Household</a> Represents the community of believers who are called to rejoice with God over the repentance of sinners. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lost_and_found.htm">The Lost and Found</a> A theme illustrating spiritual death and rebirth, highlighting the transformative power of repentance and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_repentance.htm">The Joy of Repentance</a> Emphasize the immense joy and celebration in heaven when a sinner repents and returns to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_unconditional_love.htm">God's Unconditional Love</a> Highlight the father's unconditional love as a reflection of God's love for us, regardless of our past. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rebirth.htm">Spiritual Rebirth</a> Discuss the concept of being spiritually dead and then made alive through repentance and faith in Christ. <a href="/topical/c/community_rejoicing.htm">Community Rejoicing</a> Encourage believers to rejoice and support one another in their spiritual journeys, celebrating each step towards God. <a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_each_soul.htm">The Value of Each Soul</a> Reinforce the message that every individual is precious to God, and their return to Him is cause for great celebration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 15</a> <a href="/q/what_occurs_when_a_son_returns_home.htm">What happens when a wayward son returns home?</a> <a href="/q/biblical_end_times_predictions.htm">What are the predictions for the biblical end times?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'dead_in_sins'_mean.htm">What does "dead in trespasses and sins" mean?</a> <a href="/q/is_physical_resurrection_scientifically_plausible.htm">(Revelation 20:4-5) Is the concept of physical resurrection from the dead scientifically plausible, and why is it not observed today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) This my son was dead.--The words, looked at merely as part of the story, have a wonderful pathos. Absence, alienation, the self-chosen shame, this had made the father think of the son as "dead." Death would indeed have been far easier to bear. Spiritually, we are taught that repentance is nothing less than the passing from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, from the "graves of lust" (<a href="/numbers/11-34.htm" title="And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.">Numbers 11:34</a>) to the power of the resurrection. The "lost" and "found" appear as furnishing the link that connects this with the preceding parables, and makes the trilogy, as it were, complete. <a href="/commentaries/luke/15-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. this οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. son υἱός (huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of mine μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. dead νεκρὸς (nekros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. is alive again! ἀνέζησεν (anezēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_326.htm">Strong's 326: </a> To come to life again, revive, regain life. To recover life. He was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. lost ἀπολωλὼς (apolōlōs) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. is found!’ εὑρέθη (heurethē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. So καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they began ἤρξαντο (ērxanto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_756.htm">Strong's 756: </a> To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence. to celebrate. εὐφραίνεσθαι (euphrainesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_2165.htm">Strong's 2165: </a> From eu and phren; to put in a good frame of mind, i.e. Rejoice. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/15-24.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 15:24 For this my son was dead (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/15-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 15:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 15:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/15-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 15:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 15:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>