Luke 15:5

15:5 Then ¹  when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15:9

15:9 Then ²  when she has found it, she calls together her ³  friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice ⁴  with me, for I have found the coin ⁵  that I had lost.’

Luke 15:23

15:23 Bring ⁶  the fattened calf ⁷  and kill it! Let us eat ⁸  and celebrate,

Luke 15:32

15:32 It was appropriate ⁹  to celebrate and be glad, for your brother ¹⁰  was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’” ¹¹ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

³ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

⁴ sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

⁵ tn Grk “drachma.”

⁶ 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.

⁷ 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.

⁸ tn The participle φαγόντες (fagontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁹ tn Or “necessary.”

¹⁰ sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family.

¹¹ sn 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.