Luke 15:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. ”

• Luke 15:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  All I have is thine - The property was divided. What remained was in reality the older son’s. He was heir to it all, and had a right, if he chose, to use it. He had, therefore, no right to compla...

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• Luke 15:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Luke 25. Three Parables Showing God's Love for the Lost, and His Joy at their Restoration. The three parables in this chapter have no definite note of time or place. An introduction is supplied fro...

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• Luke 15:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Son =. Child. Greek. teknon. Affectionately reminding him of his birth. App-108. ever . always. App-151. all that. have. See Romans 9:4 ; Romans 9:5 , and compare Matthew 20:14 .

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• Luke 15:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  31. Son, (544) thou art always with me. This answer consists of two parts. The first is, that the first-born son has no reason to be angry, when he sees his brother kindly received wit...

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• Luke 15:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. All that I have is thine - See on Luke 15:28 (note).

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• Luke 15:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And he said unto him, &c.— "But the father replied, Son, what cause is there forall this discontent, and all these murmuring complaints? you have constantly eaten at my table, which has been su...

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• Luke 15:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. The father resents not the insu...

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• Luke 15:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Parables of the Lost Sheep, of them Lost Coin, of the Prodigal Son 1-7. Parable of the Lost Sheep. See on Matthew 18:12-13 . The first of a series of three parables for the encouragement of penit...

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• Luke 15:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Son, thou art ever with me. — As applied to the Pharisees in its primary bearing, or to others like the Pharisees in its secondary, it appears at first sight as if the words were spoken from thei...

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• Luke 15:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 21 LOST AND FOUND. IN this chapter we see how the waves of influence, moving outward from their Divine center, touch the outermost fringe of humanity, sending the pulsations of new excite...

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• Luke 15:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Son Who Never Came to His Father Luke 15:25-32 Notice the difference between the Father's care for his elder son and the son's own estimate of his position, and you will see how easily you...

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• Luke 15:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Our Lord's attitude toward the sinning multitudes aroused the hostility of the Pharisees, and to them principally He uttered the great discourse of this chapter, consisting of a threefold parable. In...

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• Luke 15:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days af...

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• Luke 15:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he said to him, son ,.... For so he was, as before observed, by creation, national adoption, and profession: thou art ever with me ; not in such a sense as Christ the Son of God was: nor can i...

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• Luke 15:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Ver. 31. All that I have is thine ] In thy conceit at least. Thou holdest thyself happy howsoever, and seemeth to h...

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• Luke 15:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  SEEKING THE LOST SHEEP (vs.3-7) Though discipleship to Christ is a wonderful privilege, yet man would never choose a path of true discipleship if God did not seek him first. In this chapter we se...

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• Luke 15:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Prodigal Son.       11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:   12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me th...

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• Luke 15:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 15:25 "

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• Luke 15:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Three Parables Dealing With The Seeking and Saving of the Lost (15:1-32). It will have been noted how great a concentration there is in this section on preparing for the eternal future, and on the...

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• Luke 15:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 15:11 . A certain man .—Our heavenly Father, since Christ never represents Himself thus. He always speaks of Himself as a Son, though often as a possessor, or lord. Two sons...

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• Luke 15:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Luke 15:31 What is the moral significance of the incident of the Elder Son? I. It is, some writers tell us, to mark the contrast between the narrow, merciless heart of the self-righteous man, as...

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• Luke 15:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 15:1 . Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. However sunken they might be, they knew their best Friend; they recognized their Benefactor, so they gathered ar...

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• Luke 15:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 15:1 . Then drew near all the publicans and sinners to hear him. The pharisees were so intoxicated with ideas of their own righteousness, as to regard all such characters as excluded from the...

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• Luke 15:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

  A certain man had two sons. The prodigal and his brother I. GOD’S TREATMENT OF THE PENITENT. 1. The alienation of the heart from God. (1) Homelessness. (2) Worldly happiness is unsatis...

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• Luke 15:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 15:1-42 The Lord speaks his three parable-stories of the "lost," in which he explains his reason for loving and receiving the sinful. Luke 15:1 , Luke 15:2...

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• Luke 15:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The older son:

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• Luke 15:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Luke 19:22 ; Luke 19:23 ; Mark 7:27 ; Mark 7:28 ; Matthew 20:13-16 ; Romans 11:1 ; Romans 11:35 ; Romans 9:4

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• Luke 15:31 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Elder Son Luke 15:24-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come now to the study of the elder son. In doing this we think it will be wise to give the dispensational picture a little stronger setting th...

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• Luke 15:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine — This suggests a strong reason against murmuring at the indulgence shown to the greatest of sinners. As the father's receiving the younger son d...

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