Luke 15:25

New English Translation

“Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:14

Now David, wearing a linen ephod, was dancing with all his strength before the Lord.

Psalm 126:1

When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.

Psalm 149:3

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

Psalm 150:4

Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!

Psalm 30:11

Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Jeremiah 31:4

I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.

Luke 15:24

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:26

So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

Luke 7:32

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’