Luke 15:27

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

King James Version · Read in your translation · Open the Explore console

Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
he said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
unto him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
brother	ἀδελφός adelphos	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — nominative singular masculine
is come	ἥκει, hēkei	G2240	to arrive · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
father	πατήρ patēr	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine
hath killed	ἔθυσεν ethusen	G2380	properly · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
the fatted	σιτευτόν, siteuton	G4618	grain-fed · adjective — accusative singular masculine
calf	μόσχον moschon	G3448	a young bullock · noun — accusative singular masculine
because	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
he hath received	ἀπέλαβεν. apelaben	G618	to receive (specially · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
safe and sound	ὑγιαίνοντα hugiainonta	G5198	to have sound health · verb — present active participle, accusative singular masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Luke 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared u…
Acts 22:13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
Philemon 1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lo…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:11–end

We have here the parable of the prodigal son, the scope of which is the same with those before, to show how pleasing to God the conversion of sinners is, of great sinners, and how ready he is to receive and entertain such, upon their repentance; but the circumstances of the parable do much more largely and fully set forth the riches of gospel grace than those did, and it has been, and will be while the world stands, of unspeakable use to poor sinners, both to direct and to encourage them in repenting and returning to God. Now, I. The parable represents God as a common Father to all mankind, to the whole family of Adam. We are all his offspring, have all one Father, and one God created us, Ma…

Read the whole note in the console

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:25

in the field--engaged in his father's business: compare Luk 15:29, "These many years do I serve thee."

Adam Clarke on Luke 15:25

His elder son - Meaning probably persons of a regular moral life, who needed no repentance in comparison of the prodigal already described. In the field - Attending the concerns of the farm. He heard music - Συμφωνιας, a number of sounds mingled together, as in a concert. Dancing - Χορων. But Le Clerc denies that the word means dancing at all, as it properly means a choir of singers. The symphony mentioned before may mean the musical instruments which accompanied the choirs of singers.

John Gill on Luke 15:27

And he said unto him,.... The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, leave out the copulative "and", and the latter reads, "they said unto him"; the servants, one or other of them: thy brother is come; for in the relation of a brother, the younger son stood to him; being of the same nature and species, of the same nation, and both sons by national adoption: who was "come" to his father, and to his father's house; not as a righteous and worthy person in himself, but as a sinner, a sensible and penitent one; as hungry, naked, and ready to perish; and as unworthy, in his own opinion, of the least mercy and favour, and especially to be called a son: and thy father; who was so by creation, by nat…

The Church Fathers

Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he received him safe and sound. Your brother was in the ends of the earth, but from there greater joy comes from those singing a new song to the Lord, for his praise from the ends of the earth (Ps. 47). And for him who was absent, that one was sacrificed to whom it was said: "And may your burnt offering be fat" (Ps. 19).
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Calf, The · When fattened considered a delicacy — When fattened considered a delicacy
Inheritance · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Jealousy · .The brother of the prodigal — .The brother of the prodigal
Joy · In heaven — In heaven
Parables · Prodigal son — Prodigal son
Penitent · PROMISES TO — PROMISES TO
Prodigal Son · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Salvation · 4:2; — 4:2;
Self-Righteousness · 2:4; — 2:4;
Young Men · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 15:27

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:25

Adam Clarke on Luke 15:25

John Gill on Luke 15:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 15:27

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:25

Adam Clarke on Luke 15:25

John Gill on Luke 15:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 15:25–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 15:23