Luke 15:31 (GNV)

Passage

And he said vnto him, Sonne, thou art euer with me, and al that I haue, is thine. It was meete that we shoulde make merie, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and hee was lost, but he is found.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 15:30 But when this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy good with harlots, thou hast for his sake killed the fat calfe.

Luke 15:31 And he said vnto him, Sonne, thou art euer with me, and al that I haue, is thine. It was meete that we shoulde make merie, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and hee was lost, but he is found.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "vnto", "sonne", "thou", "euer", "haue", "thine", and "meete". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But when this thy sonne was come...", giving immediate footing for "said" and "vnto". 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 "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.