Luke 15:26 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Luke 15:27 and he said to him--Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

Luke 15:28 `And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "having", "near", "young", "inquiring", "things", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And his elder son was in a..." into verse 27's "and he said to him--Thy brother is...", so "called" and "having" 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 "called" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.