Luke 15:27 (GNV)

Passage

And hee sayde vnto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatte calfe, because he hath receiued him safe and sound.

Nearby Context

Luke 15:25 Nowe the elder brother was in the fielde, and when he came and drewe neere to the house, he heard melodie, and dauncing,

Luke 15:26 And called one of his seruaunts, and asked what those things meant.

Luke 15:27 And hee sayde vnto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatte calfe, because he hath receiued him safe and sound.

Luke 15:28 Then he was angry, and would not goe in: therefore came his father out and entreated him.

Luke 15:29 But he answered and said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And called one of his seruaunts and..." into verse 28's "Then he was angry and would not...", so "sayde" and "vnto" 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 "sayde" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.