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- Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons.
- The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
- After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.
- Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.
- So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
- He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
- But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
- I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’
- So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.
- Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
- But the father said to his slaves, ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!
- Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,
- because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again—he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
- “Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
- So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.
- The slave replied, ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’
- But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,
- but he answered his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
- But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
- Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.
- It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
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