Luke Chapter 15, Verse 24
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24: οτι ουτος ο υιος μου νεκρος ην και ανεζησεν και απολωλως ην και ευρεθη και ηρξαντο ευφραινεσθαι
24: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and
is found. And they began to be merry.
24: Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost
and is found. And they began to be merry.
Was dead. This is capable of two significations:
1st. I supposed that he was dead, but I know now that he is alive.
2nd. He was dead to virtue -- he was sunk in pleasure and vice. The word is not unfrequently thus used. See 1 Tim 5:6 Mt 8:22 Rom 6:13.
Hence to be restored to virtue is said to be restored to life, Rom 6:13 Rev 3:1 Eph 2:1.
It is probable that this latter is the meaning here. See Lk 15:31.
Was lost. Had wandered away from home, and we knew not where he was.
Ezek 34:4, Ezek 34:16 Lk 19:10
