Luke 15:24

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

Genesis 45:28

“My son Joseph is still alive!” he said. “This is all I could ask for! I must go and see him before I die.”

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.

Isaiah 66:11

You will enjoy her prosperity, like a child at its mother's breast.

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick; but those that are fat and strong I will destroy, because I am a shepherd who does what is right.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not taken care of the weak ones, healed the ones that are sick, bandaged the ones that are hurt, brought back the ones that wandered off, or looked for the ones that were lost. Instead, you treated them cruelly.

Matthew 8:22

“Follow me,” Jesus answered, “and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Mark 8:22

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

Luke 10:19

Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you.

Luke 15:23

Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast!

Luke 15:25

“In the meantime the older son was out in the field. On his way back, when he came close to the house, he heard the music and dancing.

Luke 15:32

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.’”

Luke 15:4

“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them—what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.

Luke 19:10

The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Luke 9:60

Jesus answered, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.”

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die;

John 5:21

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, in the same way the Son gives life to those he wants to.

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!

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep.

Romans 6:11

In the same way you are to think of yourselves as dead, so far as sin is concerned, but living in fellowship with God through Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:13

Nor must you surrender any part of yourselves to sin to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death.

1 Corinthians 12:26

If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it; if one part is praised, all the other parts share its happiness.

Ephesians 2:1

In the past you were spiritually dead because of your disobedience and sins.

Ephesians 2:5

that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God's grace that you have been saved.

Ephesians 5:14

for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Colossians 2:13

You were at one time spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were Gentiles without the Law. But God has now brought you to life with Christ. God forgave us all our sins;

1 Timothy 5:6

But a widow who gives herself to pleasure has already died, even though she lives.

Jude 1:12

With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead.

Revelation 3:1

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: “This is the message from the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know what you are doing; I know that you have the reputation of being alive, even though you are dead!