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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. But the father-Stopping him short, and for ever obliterating the rest of the prayer, so that he never had time to utter it, seeing that it was too legal to be permitted by his father’s love: “But the father”¾
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the son said unto him, The father kissed his son before he had time to say anything; and divine compassion is swifter even than our prayers.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; He did not let him finish his prayer with the request that he might be taken on as a hired servant; that part which was legal he stopped with a kiss on his mouth, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. But the father said to his servants, Here were words of mercy, wonders of mercy, and, indeed, it is all mercy throughout.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But the father said to his servants,.... The word "but", with which those words begin, is expressive of much grace, as it often is; see 1 Corinthians 6:11 and signifies, that though the son had behaved so badly, and was now so sensible of it himself, as that he desired to be a hired servant, being unworthy to be called a son; but the "father",...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. I have never read that they left off...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: At work, like the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. This, again, was a new joy in that family circle. There was joy when the elder brother was born, and joy when the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: That is where these over-good elder...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it,.... By which Christ is designed, in allusion to the calves offered in sacrifice, which were offered for sin offerings, and for peace offerings, and for burnt offerings; and were one of the sacrifices on the day of atonement: so Christ has offered up himself in soul and body, freely and voluntarily, in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For this my son was dead,.... These words contain the reasons of the above entertainment, and of all that spiritual joy and mirth; in which the father acknowledges the returning penitent as his son; though he had behaved so wickedly before, and though he judged himself unworthy of the relation; and this he did, by sending the Spirit of adoption...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now his elder son was in the field,.... By "the elder son" is meant, not angels, as has been observed on Lu 15:11 nor truly converted persons, of some standing in the church; for though these may be said to be elder than young converts, and are more solid and settled, yet they are not ignorant of spiritual mirth; nor of the Gospel sound; nor are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. Which he did not often hear, for he was of a gloomy spirit, and there had not been cause for much rejoicing lately.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. The elder brother in our day says, “I do not believe in these revival services. I like regular, orderly proceedings, and I do not approve of these crowds of people coming to hear the Word under such undue excitement as is sure to result.”...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, He did not want the fatted calf killed, if this reprobate...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. This was the better one of the two. I have heard him often greatly blamed, and so he deserves to be; but, for all that, he was a true son. He was not at home. He was out at work. There are some Christians that are all for work, and never seem...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he called one of the servants,.... One of the ministers of the word, one of the disciples of Christ, as the Scribes and Pharisees sometimes did: choosing rather to speak to one of the disciples, than to Christ himself, when they were offended; see Mr 2:16 And asked what these things meant: for self-righteous persons, as these Scribes and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
; Luk_15:26. Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. This was a new thing, and apparently a thing that he did not care much about. How had it come to pass that there was such noise, such joy?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. “What are you all up to in making such a noise? What new thing has happened to our orderly household to make it thus full of roistering and noisy gladness?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. “What are you all at? Have you gone out of your minds? Why are you all dancing? Who is to pay for that music? You had better have been along with me out in the fields at work. What is the meaning of all this merriment?”