It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

只是你这个兄弟是死而复活、失而又得的，所以我们理当欢喜快乐。’”

可是你这个弟弟是死而复活，失而复得的，所以我们理当欢喜庆祝。’”

可是你这个弟弟是死而复活，失而复得的，所以我们理当欢喜庆祝。’”

可是你弟弟是死而复活、失而复得的，所以我们应该欢喜快乐。’”

只是因为你这个弟弟是死而复活、失而又得的，我们应该欢喜快乐。’”

现在，我们应该庆祝、欢喜，因为你这个弟弟是死而复生、失而复得的。’”

只是你這個兄弟是死而復活、失而又得的，所以我們理當歡喜快樂。』」

可是你這個弟弟是死而復活，失而復得的，所以我們理當歡喜慶祝。』」

可是你這個弟弟是死而復活，失而復得的，所以我們理當歡喜慶祝。』」

可是你弟弟是死而復活、失而復得的，所以我們應該歡喜快樂。』」

只是因為你這個弟弟是死而復活、失而又得的，我們應該歡喜快樂。’”

但你這弟弟、他死又活了；失掉、又得着了；我們理當歡喜快樂啊。」』

現在，我們應該慶祝、歡喜，因為你這個弟弟是死而復生、失而復得的。』」

皆為爾有、惟爾弟死而復生、亡而復得、我儕喜樂宜也、

爾弟死而復生、失而又得、我儕宜喜樂也、

惟爾弟、死而復生、失而復得、我儕當欣喜歡樂、

But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

But we had to celebrate and be glad. This brother of yours was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ ”

It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’ ”

It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’”

But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”

But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

And you[ hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,( by grace ye are saved;)And hath raised[ us] up together, and made[ us] sit together in heavenly[ places] in Christ Jesus:That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in[ his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:[ it is] the gift of God:Not of works, lest any man should boast.For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and[ also] much cattle?

Make me to hear joy and gladness;[ that] the bones[ which] thou hast broken may rejoice.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Who[ is] wise, and he shall understand these[ things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD[ are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for[ his] mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.