Luke 15:24 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 15:25 `And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

Luke 15:26 and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dead", "live", "again", "lost", "found", "began", and "merry". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dead" and "live", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "and having brought the fatted calf kill..." into verse 25's "And his elder son was in a...", so "dead" and "live" 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 "dead" and "live" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.