Luke 15:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Lo

Yet

Revelation 2:17

General references

Jeremiah 35:16

Luke 15:2

Luke 18:21

Bible References

Lo

In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

And to say to the priests of the house of the Lord of armies and to the prophets, Am I to go on weeping in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done in past years?

Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;

Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.

For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.

Yet

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.

General references

Though the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have done the orders of their father which he gave them, this people has not given ear to me:

And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.