Luke 15:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

Was meet

Romans 15:9

For

Luke 15:24

Ephesians 2:1

General references

Bible References

Was meet

The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall retain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Who is wise that he might understand this? and prudent that he might know this? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the rebellious shall fall therein.

Then the LORD said, Thou hast had pity on the gourd for which thou hast not laboured, neither didst thou make it grow; which came up in a night and perished in a night:

No, in no wise: for God is true, and every man a liar; as it is written, That thou might be justified in thy words and might overcome when thou dost judge.

but that the Gentiles glorify God by mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess thee among the Gentiles and sing unto thy name.

For

for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

And he has made you alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,

General references

Then the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

And they glorified God in me.