Luke 15:23

Modern English Version

Bring here the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry.

Cross References

Genesis 18:7

Then Abraham ran to the herd and took a choice and tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

Psalm 63:5

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a meal of herbs where love is than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 9:2

She has slaughtered her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

Isaiah 25:6

In this mountain the Lord of Hosts shall prepare for all people a lavish feast, a feast of aged wines, choice pieces full of marrow, and refined, aged wines.

Luke 15:22

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

Luke 15:24

For this son of mine was dead, and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to be merry.

1 Samuel 28:24

Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she hurried and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread from it.