Luke 15:22 (KJV)

Passage

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

Nearby Context

Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Luke 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

Luke 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

Luke 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "said", "servants", "bring", "forth", "best", and "robe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And the son said unto him Father..." into verse 23's "And bring hither the fatted calf and...", so "father" and "said" 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 "father" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.