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Luke 15:22–24

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22But his* father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it* on him, and put a ring on his fingerf and sandals on his* feet! 23And bring the fattened calf—kill it* and let us eat and* celebrate, 24because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

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  1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. fLiterally “hand,” but this is a metonymy of whole (“hand”) for part (“finger”)
  4. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  6. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“eat”) has been translated as a finite verb

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But the father told his servants, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

KJV 1900King James Version

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.