Luke 15:24

New Century Version

My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

Cross References

Genesis 45:28

Israel said, “Now I believe you. My son Joseph is still alive, and I will go and see him before I die.”

Isaiah 35:10

the people the Lord has freed will return there. They will enter Jerusalem with joy, and their happiness will last forever. Their gladness and joy will fill them completely, and sorrow and sadness will go far away.

Isaiah 66:11

You will take comfort from her and be satisfied, as a child is nursed by its mother. You will receive her good things and enjoy her wealth.”

Ezekiel 34:16

I will search for the lost, bring back those that strayed away, put bandages on those that were hurt, and make the weak strong. But I will destroy those sheep that are fat and strong. I will tend the sheep with fairness.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not made the weak strong. You have not healed the sick or put bandages on those that were hurt. You have not brought back those who strayed away or searched for the lost. But you have ruled the sheep with cruel force.

Matthew 8:22

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

Mark 8:22

Jesus and his followers came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch the man.

Luke 10:19

Listen, I have given you power to walk on snakes and scorpions, power that is greater than the enemy has. So nothing will hurt you.

Luke 15:23

And get our fat calf and kill it so we can have a feast and celebrate.

Luke 15:25

“The older son was in the field, and as he came closer to the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing.

Luke 15:32

We had to celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’ ”

Luke 15:4

“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep but loses one of them. Then he will leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the open field and go out and look for the lost sheep until he finds it.

Luke 19:10

The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them.”

Luke 9:60

But Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about the kingdom of God.”

John 11:25

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

John 5:21

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he wants to.

Romans 11:15

When God turned away from the Jews, he became friends with other people in the world. So when God accepts the Jews, surely that will bring them life after death.

Romans 12:15

Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.

Romans 6:11

In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin and alive with God through Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:13

Do not offer the parts of your body to serve sin, as things to be used in doing evil. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have died and now live. Offer the parts of your body to God to be used in doing good.

Romans 8:2

Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit that brings life made you free from the law that brings sin and death.

1 Corinthians 12:26

If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one part of our body is honored, all the other parts share its honor.

Ephesians 2:1

In the past you were spiritually dead because of your sins and the things you did against God.

Ephesians 2:5

Though we were spiritually dead because of the things we did against God, he gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God’s grace.

Ephesians 5:14

and everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Colossians 2:13

When you were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self, God made you alive with Christ, and he forgave all our sins.

1 Timothy 5:6

But the widow who uses her life to please herself is really dead while she is alive.

Jude 1:12

They are like dirty spots in your special Christian meals you share. They eat with you and have no fear, caring only for themselves. They are clouds without rain, which the wind blows around. They are autumn trees without fruit that are pulled out of the ground. So they are twice dead.

Revelation 3:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Sardis: “The One who has the seven spirits and the seven stars says this: I know what you do. People say that you are alive, but really you are dead.