Luke 15:32

Good News Translation (US Version)

But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’”

Cross References

Luke 15:24

For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’ And so the feasting began.

Isaiah 35:10

They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.

Psalm 51:8

Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness; and though you have crushed me and broken me, I will be happy once again.

Romans 3:4

Certainly not! God must be true, even though all human beings are liars. As the scripture says, “You must be shown to be right when you speak; you must win your case when you are being tried.”

Hosea 14:9

May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The Lord's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that everything in the Law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God's judgment.

Luke 7:34

The Son of Man came, and he ate and drank, and you said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’

Luke 15:31

‘My son,’ the father answered, ‘you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours.

Romans 11:15

For when they were rejected, all other people were changed from God's enemies into his friends. What will it be, then, when they are accepted? It will be life for the dead!