Luke 15:5

Context
15:5 Then¹ when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15:9

Context
15:9 Then² when she has found it, she calls together her³ friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice⁴ with me, for I have found the coin⁵ that I had lost.’

Luke 15:23

Context
15:23 Bring⁶ the fattened calf⁷ and kill it! Let us eat⁸ and celebrate,

Luke 15:32

Context
15:32 It was appropriate⁹ to celebrate and be glad, for your brother¹⁰ was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”¹¹

[15:5] ¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:9] ²tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:9] ³tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[15:9] ⁴sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

[15:9] ⁵tn Grk “drachma.”

[15:23] ⁶tn 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.

[15:23] ⁷tn 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.

[15:23] ⁸tn The participle φαγόντες (fagontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[15:32] ⁹tn Or “necessary.”

[15:32] ¹⁰sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family.

[15:32] ¹¹sn 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.