Luke 15:31 · KJV
“And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.”
— Luke 15:31
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
Luke 15 — Context
And he answering said to {his} father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
Cross References
Mark 7:27-28
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
Romans 9:4
Who are Israelites; to whom {pertaineth} the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service {of God}, and the promises; {covenants: or, testaments}
Romans 11:1
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, {of} the tribe of Benjamin.
Matthew 20:13-16
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Luke 19:22-23
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Romans 11:35
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?