Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

Luke 15:20-24

Return and reception. ἦλθεν, etc., he came to his father; no details about the journey, the fact simply stated, the interest now centring in the action of the father, exemplifying the joy of a parent in finding a lost son, which is carefully and exquisitely described in four graphic touches εἶδεν : first recognition at a distance, implying, if not a habit of looking for the lost one (Göbel, Schanz, etc.), at least a vision sharpened by love ἐσπλαγχνίσθη : instant pity awakened by the woful plight of the returning one manifest in feeble step, ragged raiment possibly also visible δραμὼν, running, in the excitement and impatience of love, regardless of Eastern dignity and the pace safe for advancing years κατεφίλησεν : kissing fervently and frequently the son folded in his arms (cf. Matthew 26:49; Luke 7:38; Luke 7:45). All signs these of a love ready to do anything to recover the lost, to search for him to the world's end, if that had been fitting or likely to gain the end.

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Luke 15:20-24

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