Luke 15:30
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.”
ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
υἱός
son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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κατεσθίω
having devoured
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κατεσθίω
Devour, consume utterly. Katesthiō. What devours can be literal hunger or a slow spiritual erosion. Guard what you feed and what feeds on you.
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πόρνη
prostitutes
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πόρνη
Prostitute, harlot, one who sells intimacy. Pornē. Scripture uses this word for both literal sexual immorality and spiritual unfaithfulness to God. Idolatry is adultery. Guard your allegiances.
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ἔρχομαι
came,
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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θύω
you have killed
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θύω
properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose)
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σιτευτός
fattened
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σιτευτός
Fattened, grain-fed. Siteutós. The father killed the fattened calf to celebrate his returning son. The best was not earned but given. Receive grace without negotiating its cost.
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μόσχος
calf.
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μόσχος
Young bull, calf. Moschos. The father ran and killed the fattened calf to celebrate his returning son. Where there is true repentance, no expense is spared in the rejoicing.
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