Luke 15:24

God's Word

My son was dead and has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.’ Then they began to celebrate.

Cross References

Genesis 45:28

“You have convinced me!” Israel said. “My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Isaiah 35:10

The people ransomed by the Lord will return. They will come to Zion singing with joy. Everlasting happiness will be on their heads ⌞as a crown⌟. They will be glad and joyful. They will have no sorrow or grief.

Isaiah 66:11

You will nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breasts. You will nurse to your heart’s delight at her full breasts.

Ezekiel 34:16

I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that have strayed away, bandage those that are injured, and strengthen those that are sick. I will destroy those that are fat and strong. I will take care of my sheep fairly.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently.

Matthew 8:22

But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Mark 8:22

As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him.

Luke 10:19

I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy’s power. Nothing will hurt you.

Luke 15:23

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s celebrate with a feast.

Luke 15:25

“His older son was in the field. As he was coming back to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luke 15:32

But we have something to celebrate, something to be happy about. This brother of yours was dead but has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.’ ”

Luke 15:4

“Suppose a man has 100 sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the 99 sheep grazing in the pasture and look for the lost sheep until he finds it?

Luke 19:10

Indeed, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save people who are lost.”

Luke 9:60

But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You must go everywhere and tell about God’s kingdom.”

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.

John 5:21

In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses.

Romans 11:15

If Israel’s rejection means that the world has been brought back to God, what does Israel’s acceptance mean? It means that Israel has come back to life.

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy. Be sad with those who are sad.

Romans 6:11

So consider yourselves dead to sin’s power but living for God in the power Christ Jesus gives you.

Romans 6:13

Never offer any part of your body to sin’s power. No part of your body should ever be used to do any ungodly thing. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have come back from death and are now alive. Offer all the parts of your body to God. Use them to do everything that God approves of.

Romans 8:2

The standards of the Spirit, who gives life through Christ Jesus, have set you free from the standards of sin and death.

1 Corinthians 12:26

If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its happiness.

Ephesians 2:1

You were once dead because of your failures and sins.

Ephesians 2:5

We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God’s kindness  that saved you.)

Ephesians 5:14

because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Colossians 2:13

You were once dead because of your failures and your uncircumcised corrupt nature. But God made you alive with Christ when he forgave all our failures.

1 Timothy 5:6

But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead although she is still alive.

Jude 1:12

These people are a disgrace at the special meals you share with other believers. They eat with you and don’t feel ashamed. They are shepherds who care ⌞only⌟ for themselves. They are dry clouds blown around by the winds. They are withered, uprooted trees without any fruit. As a result, they have died twice.

Revelation 3:1

“To the messenger of the church in Sardis, write: The one who has God’s seven spirits and the seven stars says: I know what you have done. You are known for being alive, but you are dead.