Luke 15:20 (DRB)

Passage

And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.

Nearby Context

Luke 15:18 I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.

Luke 15:19 I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

Luke 15:20 And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.

Luke 15:21 And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son.

Luke 15:22 And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rising", "came", "father", "great", "moved", "compassion", and "running". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rising" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "I am not worthy to be called..." into verse 21's "And the son said to him Father...", so "rising" and "came" 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 "rising" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.