Luke 15:27 (ASV)

Passage

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

Nearby Context

Luke 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luke 15:26 And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

Luke 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

Luke 15:28 But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and entreated him.

Luke 15:29 But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "brother", "come", "father", "hath", "killed", "fatted", and "calf". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "brother", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And he called to him one of..." into verse 28's "But he was angry and would not...", so "said" and "brother" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "brother" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.