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He said to him, `Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him safe and sound.`
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The Reason for Joy
The servant's message emphasizes the reason for the father's extravagant joy: he received his son back "safe and sound." Commentators note this Greek phrase literally means "in good health." This points to God's delight not just in a sinner's return, but in their complete restoration and spiritual healing, which is the true cause for celebration.
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Is come (ηκε). Present indicative active, but a stem with perfect sense, old verb ηκω retaining this use after perfect tenses came…
19th Century
Anglican
Because he hath received him safe and sound.—Literally, in health. The participle is the same which we have note…
Baptist
And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. An…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto him The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, leave out the copulative "and", and the latter reads, …
Presbyterian
In the latter part of this parable, we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and t…
