Luke 15:22 (YLT)

Passage

`And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

Nearby Context

Luke 15:20 `And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

Luke 15:21 and the son said to him, Father, I did sin--to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

Luke 15:22 `And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

Luke 15:23 and having brought the fatted calf, kill <FI>it<Fi> , and having eaten, we may be merry,

Luke 15:24 because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "said", "servants", "bring", "forth", "first", "robe", and "clothe". 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 to him Father..." into verse 23's "and having brought the fatted calf kill...", 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.