Luke 15:29

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A kid - A young goat. This was of less value than the calf; and he complains that while his father had never given “him” a thing of so little val...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Lo . Greek. idou. App-133. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6. neither transgressed I , &c. This was the Pharisees' claim and boast. Compa...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 g...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Lo, these many years do I serve thee, &c.— This is the young man's own testimony concerning his dutifulness: in which respect it fully repres...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
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 serie...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Prodigal Son (peculiar to Lk). 'This parable, like the two preceding, is intended to show what joy there is in heaven at the conversion of sinn...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lo, these many years do I serve thee. — The very word “I serve,” as a slave serves, is eminently suggestive. The obedience had all along been servi...
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...
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...
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 t...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he answering, said to his father ,.... Commending himself, and reflecting on his father: lo, these many years do I serve thee ; for though he...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 g...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But he answering, said to his father The kindness and respect which his father showed him on this occasion, did not soften him in the least. He stu...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younge...
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 secti...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of The Loving Father, The Prodigal Son and the Dissatisfied Brother (15:11-32). When we come to the third parable there is a different...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“But he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years do I slave for you, and I never transgressed a commandment of yours, and yet you never...
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 So...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 15:29 Contracted Views in Religion. I. In the conduct of the father, there seemed, at first sight, an utter departure from the rules of fair...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is a chapter that needs no explanation; it carries its key within itself, and the experience of every child of God is the best exposition of it....
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; the...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We have read this chapter together many times; possibly some of us have read it hundreds of times; yet whenever we read it, we always find something...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 15:11-13 . 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 fall...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Most of us recognize the beauty of this parable as it concerns the prodigal, and his boundless forgiveness by the father, but few of us probably have...
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...
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)...
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 receivin...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The older son:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:8-10 ; 1 Samuel 15:13 ; 1 Samuel 15:14 ; Isaiah 58:2 ; Isaiah 58:3 ; Isaiah 65:5 ; Luke 17:10 ; Luke 18:11 ; Luke 18:12 ; Luke 18:...
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 d...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Lo, so many years do I serve thee — So he was one of the instances mentioned Luke 15:7 . How admirably therefore does this parable confirm that as...

²⁹ 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:

Related Commentaries of Luke 15:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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