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Let&#8217s have a feast and celebrate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and having brought the fattened calf, kill <i>it</i>, and having eaten, let us be merry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill <i>it</i>; and let us eat, and be merry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And bring the fatted calf here and kill <i>it,</i> and let us eat and be merry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let’s eat and celebrate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and be merry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let us eat and celebrate,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let us [invite everyone and] feast and celebrate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let&#8217s celebrate with a feast,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and celebrate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let's celebrate with a feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let's eat and celebrate! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and having brought the fattened calf, kill <i>it</i>, and having eaten, let us be merry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we may be merry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having brought the fatted calf, sacrifice, and eating, let us be gladdened.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And bring and kill the fat ox, and let us eat and be merry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />'Bring and kill the fattened ox; let us eat and celebrate.'<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and bring hither the fatted calf, slay him, and eating, let us be merry:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and bring hither the stall-fed steer, and kill it; and let us eat, and be joyous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />take the fatted calf, and kill it: let us eat and be merry:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and bring ye the fatted calf, kill <i>it</i>; and, eating, let us be merry;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and bring hither the fatted calf and kill <Fr><i>it,</i><FR> and let us eat and be merry:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/15-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6337" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">The Parable of the Prodigal Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5342.htm" title="5342: pherete (V-PMA-2P) -- To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.">Bring</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4618.htm" title="4618: siteuton (Adj-AMS) -- Fattened, fatted. From a derivative of sitos; grain-fed, i.e. Fattened.">fattened</a> <a href="/greek/3448.htm" title="3448: moschon (N-AMS) -- A calf, heifer, young bull. Probably strengthened for oschos; a young bullock.">calf</a> <a href="/greek/2380.htm" title="2380: thysate (V-AMA-2P) -- A primary verb; properly, to rush, i.e. to sacrifice; by extension to immolate.">and kill it.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: phagontes (V-APA-NMP) -- A primary verb; to eat.">Let us feast</a> <a href="/greek/2165.htm" title="2165: euphranthōmen (V-ASP-1P) -- From eu and phren; to put in a good frame of mind, i.e. Rejoice.">and celebrate.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">24</span>For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2-4</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11</a></span><br />I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a></span><br />The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></span><br />You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-10.htm">Matthew 25:10</a></span><br />But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-2.htm">1 Samuel 16:2-3</a></span><br />“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ / Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-13.htm">2 Samuel 6:13-15</a></span><br />When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. / And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD, / while he and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sounding of the ram’s horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-14</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. / Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow. / I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13-14</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. / I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-10</a></span><br />On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a></span><br />Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Genesis 18:7-8</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. / Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:</p><p class="hdg">the fatted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Genesis 18:7</a></b></br> And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave <i>it</i> unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Psalm 63:5</a></b></br> My soul shall be satisfied as <i>with</i> marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise <i>thee</i> with joyful lips:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2</a></b></br> She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/matthew/26-18.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/13-26.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/matthew/22-4.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/luke/14-24.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/9-33.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/luke/14-5.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/luke/9-47.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/luke/15-24.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/luke/15-30.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/15-30.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/luke/15-29.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Fatted</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Fattened</a> <a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/luke/15-24.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/luke/22-71.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/luke/15-26.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/15-1.htm">The parable of the lost sheep;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/15-8.htm">of the piece of silver;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/15-11.htm">of the prodigal son.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Bring the fattened calf and kill it.</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, the fattened calf was reserved for special occasions, symbolizing abundance and celebration. The act of bringing and killing the fattened calf signifies a moment of great joy and festivity. This phrase reflects the father's overwhelming joy at the return of his lost son, paralleling God's joy over a repentant sinner. The fattened calf is a type of Christ, representing the ultimate sacrifice made for humanity's redemption. The preparation of the calf also indicates a communal celebration, emphasizing the importance of community in the biblical narrative.<p><b>Let us feast and celebrate.</b><br>Feasting and celebration are common biblical themes associated with reconciliation and restoration. This phrase highlights the communal aspect of joy and the importance of sharing in the happiness of others. It echoes the heavenly rejoicing over one sinner who repents, as seen in <a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7 and 15</a>:10. The celebration is not just for the family but involves the entire community, symbolizing the inclusive nature of God's kingdom. This mirrors the eschatological banquet described in <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a>, where God prepares a feast for all peoples, signifying the ultimate celebration of salvation and unity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>Represents God, who is loving, forgiving, and eager to welcome back His lost children.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prodigal_son.htm">The Prodigal Son</a></b><br>Symbolizes sinners who repent and return to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fatted_calf.htm">The Fatted Calf</a></b><br>A symbol of celebration and abundance, representing the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servants.htm">The Servants</a></b><br>They carry out the father's instructions, symbolizing those who serve God's purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_celebration.htm">The Celebration</a></b><br>Represents the joy and communal rejoicing in the kingdom of God when a sinner repents.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_grace.htm">God's Abundant Grace</a></b><br>The fatted calf signifies the abundance of God's grace. Just as the father spares no expense in celebrating his son's return, God lavishes His grace upon us when we repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_repentance.htm">Joy in Repentance</a></b><br>The celebration underscores the joy that God and the heavenly hosts experience when a sinner repents. This should encourage us to share the gospel and rejoice in others' salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_restoration.htm">Community in Restoration</a></b><br>The feast is a communal event, highlighting the importance of the church community in supporting and celebrating the restoration of a fellow believer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbol of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The killing of the fatted calf can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice, which makes our reconciliation with God possible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_celebrate.htm">Invitation to Celebrate</a></b><br>We are invited to participate in God's joy and to celebrate His work in our lives and the lives of others, fostering a spirit of gratitude and worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurs_when_a_son_returns_home.htm">What happens when a wayward son returns home?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/prodigal_son's_lesson_on_forgiveness.htm">What lessons does the Prodigal Son teach about forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ignore_the_older_brother's_grievances.htm">Why does the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11–32 not address the older brother’s grievances more directly? </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>(23) <span class= "bld">Bring hither the fatted calf.</span>--It is interesting to remember the impression which this part of the parable made on one of the great teachers of the Church as early as the second century. Irenaeus (see <span class= "ital">Introduction</span>) saw in it an illustration of what seemed to him the special characteristic of St. Luke's Gospel, viz., the stress which it lays on the priestly aspect of our Lord's work and ministry. We note, after our more modern method, (1) that in the framework of the story, the definite article points to "the calf" that had been fattened as for some special feast of joy. It answers accordingly to the "feast of fat things" of <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm" title="And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make to all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.">Isaiah 25:6</a> - <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> to the joy of the full fruition of the presence of God; and there is, perhaps, in the command to "kill it" (the word used is the technical one for slaying a sacrificial victim) a half-suggestion that this was only possible through a sacrifice and death. The fatted calf thus comes to represent to us that of which the Eucharistic feast is at once a symbol, a witness, and a pledge.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23, 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And bring hither the fatted calf</span>. There was a custom in the large Palestinian farms that always a calf should be fattening ready for festal occasions. <span class="cmt_word">And let us eat... And they began to be merry</span>. Who are intended by these plurals, <span class="accented">us</span> and <span class="accented">they</span>? We must not forget that the parable-story under the mortal imagery is telling of heavenly as well as of earthly things. The sharers in their joy over the lost, the servants of the prodigal's father on earth, are doubtless the angels of whom we hear (vers. 7, 10), in the two former parables of the lost sheep and of the lost drachma, as rejoicing over the recovery of a lost soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/15-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Bring</span><br /><span class="grk">φέρετε</span> <span class="translit">(pherete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5342.htm">Strong's 5342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fatted</span><br /><span class="grk">σιτευτόν</span> <span class="translit">(siteuton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4618.htm">Strong's 4618: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fattened, fatted. From a derivative of sitos; grain-fed, i.e. Fattened.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">calf</span><br /><span class="grk">μόσχον</span> <span class="translit">(moschon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3448.htm">Strong's 3448: </a> </span><span class="str2">A calf, heifer, young bull. Probably strengthened for oschos; a young bullock.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] kill [it].</span><br /><span class="grk">θύσατε</span> <span class="translit">(thysate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2380.htm">Strong's 2380: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; properly, to rush, i.e. to sacrifice; by extension to immolate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let us feast</span><br /><span class="grk">φαγόντες</span> <span class="translit">(phagontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to eat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] celebrate.</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐφρανθῶμεν</span> <span class="translit">(euphranthōmen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2165.htm">Strong's 2165: </a> </span><span class="str2">From eu and phren; to put in a good frame of mind, i.e. Rejoice.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/15-23.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 15:23 Bring the fattened calf kill it (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/15-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 15:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 15:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/15-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 15:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 15:24" /></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>