Luke 15:23
“And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie.”
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Luke 15:23 Context
21And the sonne said vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy sonne. 22But the father saide to his seruants, Bring foorth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shooes on his feete. 23And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie. 24For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie. 25Now his elder sonne was in the field, and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musicke & dauncing,
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Other Translations for Luke 15:23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:
- King James Version
and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and bring the fatted calf, `and' kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.
- Basic English Bible
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
- Darby Bible
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Webster's Bible
Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;
- Weymouth Bible
Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
- World English Bible
and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we, and make we feeste.
- Wycliffe Bible
and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 15:23
15:23 Let us be merry - Both here, and wherever else this word occurs, whether in the Old or New Testament, it implies nothing of levity, but a solid, serious, religious, heartfelt joy: indeed this was the ordinary meaning of the word two hundred years ago, when our translation was made.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 15:23
Lu 15:23 Bring hither the fatted calf. For a feast of welcome. To make such preparations was common in the simple life of the East. See Ge 18:6-8.