Luke 15:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 15:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 15:24 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 15:24 — KJV
“For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”
— Luke 15:24 (KJV)
Luke 15:24 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 15:24
“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.”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:24: dead, alive, again
“In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:24: son, again, began
“Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. was: Heb. ascended”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:24: son, again, began
“And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:24: son, dead, again
“And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”
Shares key themes with Luke 15:24: son, again, began
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