Luke 15:31

New Living Translation

“His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours.

Cross References

Luke 15:30

Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’

Luke 15:32

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

John 8:35

A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.

Romans 11:1

I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:35

And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back?

Romans 9:4

They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.