Luke:15:22-32

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* But the father said to his bondmen , Bring forth the best robe and clothe him , and give a ring for his hand , and shoes for his feet . * And having brought the fatted calf , kill it , and having eaten , we will be cheerful , * because this my son was dead , and became alive again . And he was lost , and is found . And they began to be cheerful . * But his elder son was in a field . And while coming , having approached the house , he heard music and dancing . * And having summoned one of the boys , and inquired what these things might be . * And he said to him , Thy brother arrived , and thy father has killed the fatted calf , because he received him back healthy . * But he was angry , and would not go in . Therefore , his father having come out , he called him . * But having answered , he said to his father , Lo , so many years do I serve thee , and I never passed by a commandment of thine , and yet thou never gave me a goat that I might be merry with my friends . * But when this thy son came , who has devoured thy living with harlots , thou killed for him the fatted calf . * And he said to him , Child , thou are always with me , and all my things are yours . * But it was needful to make merry and be glad , because this thy brother was dead , and became alive again , and was lost , and was found .

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