“for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate.”
— WEB
Luke 15:24
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“For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”
— KJV
“for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”
— ASV
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my son--now twice his son. dead . . . lost--to me; to himself--to my service, my satisfaction; to his own dignity, peace, profit. alive again . . . found--to all these. merry--(See on Luk 15:10).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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