Luke 15:23

Bring ¹  the fattened calf ²  and kill it! Let us eat ³  and celebrate,

Ge 18:7; Ps 63:5; Pr 9:2; Isa 25:6; Isa 65:13,14; Mt 22:2-14

¹ tn Grk “And bring.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Or “the prize calf” (L&N 65.8). See also L&N 44.2, “grain-fattened.” Such a calf was usually reserved for religious celebrations.

³ tn The participle φαγόντες (fagontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.