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Luke 15:24

Context
15:24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’¹ So² they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:32

Context
15:32 It was appropriate³ to celebrate and be glad, for your brother⁴ was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”⁵

¹sn This statement links the parable to the theme of 15:6, 9.

²tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the father’s remarks in the preceding verses.

³tn Or “necessary.”

⁴sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family.

⁵sn The theme he was lost and is found is repeated from v. 24. The conclusion is open-ended. The reader is left to ponder with the older son (who pictures the scribes and Pharisees) what the response will be. The parable does not reveal the ultimate response of the older brother. Jesus argued that sinners should be pursued and received back warmly when they returned.

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