Luke 15:25

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The elder son had been out in the field. But when he came near the house, he heard the music and dancing.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:14

He was dancing for the LORD with all his might, but he wore only a linen cloth.

Psalm 126:1

It seemed like a dream when the LORD brought us back to the city of Zion.

Psalm 149:3

Praise his name by dancing and playing music on harps and tambourines.

Psalm 150:4

Praise him with tambourines and dancing, with stringed instruments and woodwinds.

Psalm 30:11

You have turned my sorrow into joyful dancing. No longer am I sad and wearing sackcloth.

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the sister of Aaron was a prophet. So she took her tambourine and led the other women out to play their tambourines and to dance.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

for crying and laughing, weeping and dancing,

Jeremiah 31:4

You are precious to me, and so I will rebuild your nation. Once again you will dance for joy and play your tambourines.

Luke 15:24

This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life. He was lost and has now been found.” And they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:26

So he called one of the servants over and asked, “What's going on here?”

Luke 7:32

You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!”