Luke 15, 11-32:
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. [SUP]12 [/SUP]The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. [SUP]14 [/SUP]After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. [SUP]15 [/SUP]So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. [SUP]16 [/SUP]He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! [SUP]18 [/SUP]I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. [SUP]19 [/SUP]I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ [SUP]20 [/SUP]So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
[SUP]22 [/SUP]“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. [SUP]23 [/SUP]Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. [SUP]24 [/SUP]For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. [SUP]26 [/SUP]So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. [SUP]27 [/SUP]‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
[SUP]28 [/SUP]“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. [SUP]29 [/SUP]But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. [SUP]30 [/SUP]But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
[SUP]31 [/SUP]“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. [SUP]32 [/SUP]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.’”
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. [SUP]12 [/SUP]The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. [SUP]14 [/SUP]After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. [SUP]15 [/SUP]So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. [SUP]16 [/SUP]He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
[SUP]17 [/SUP]“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! [SUP]18 [/SUP]I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. [SUP]19 [/SUP]I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ [SUP]20 [/SUP]So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
[SUP]22 [/SUP]“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. [SUP]23 [/SUP]Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. [SUP]24 [/SUP]For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. [SUP]26 [/SUP]So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. [SUP]27 [/SUP]‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
[SUP]28 [/SUP]“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. [SUP]29 [/SUP]But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. [SUP]30 [/SUP]But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
[SUP]31 [/SUP]“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. [SUP]32 [/SUP]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.’”
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