Lukas 15:24

15:24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ ¹  So ²  they began to celebrate.

Maleakhi 3:17

3:17 “They will belong to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property. ³  I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.

[15:24]  ¹ sn This statement links the parable to the theme of 15:6, 9.

[15:24]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the father’s remarks in the preceding verses.

[3:17]  ³ sn The Hebrew word סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah, “special property”) is a technical term referring to all the recipients of God’s redemptive grace, especially Israel (Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18). The Lord says here that he will not forget even one individual in the day of judgment and reward.