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But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.`"
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The Necessity of Joy
Commentators explain that the father's statement, "it was meet," signifies more than mere fitness; it expresses a moral necessity. The Greek word used implies that rejoicing was the only right and proper response. This wasn't just a party; it was a necessary celebration of life restored, reflecting the deep, essential joy in God's heart when a lost soul is found.
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It was meet (εδε). Imperfect tense. It expressed a necessity in the father's heart and in the joy of the return that justifies the…
19th Century
Anglican
It was meet that we should make merry.—The Greek expresses moral necessity rather than mere fitness. “We truly had to rej…
Baptist
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto h…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
It was meet that we should make merry Both father, son, and servants; (See Gill on Luke 15:23) (See Gil…
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…
