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He said , "
A certain man had two sons .
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The younger of them said to his father , '
Father ,
give me my share of your property .'
He divided his livelihood between them .
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Not many days after ,
the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country .
There he wasted his property with riotous living .
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When he had spent all of it ,
there arose a severe famine in that country ,
and he began to be in need .
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He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country ,
and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs .
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He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate ,
but no one gave him any .
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But when he came to himself he said , '
How many hired servants of my father '
s have bread enough to spare ,
and I '
m dying with hunger !
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I will get up and go to my father ,
and will tell him , "
Father ,
I have sinned against heaven ,
and in your sight .
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I am no more worthy to be called your son .
Make me as one of your hired servants ."'
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He arose ,
and came to his father .
But while he was still far off ,
his father saw him ,
and was moved with compassion ,
and ran ,
and fell on his neck ,
and kissed him .
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The son said to him , '
Father ,
I have sinned against heaven ,
and in your sight .
I am no longer worthy to be called your son .'
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But the father said to his servants , '
Bring out the best robe ,
and put it on him .
Put a ring on his hand ,
and shoes on his feet .
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Bring the fattened calf ,
kill it ,
and let us eat ,
and celebrate ;
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for this ,
my son ,
was dead ,
and is alive again .
He was lost ,
and is found .'
They began to celebrate .
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Now his elder son was in the field .
As he came near to the house ,
he heard music and dancing .
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He called one of the servants to him ,
and asked what was going on .
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He said to him , '
Your brother has come ,
and your father has killed the fattened calf ,
because he has received him back safe and healthy .'
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But he was angry ,
and would not go in .
Therefore his father came out ,
and begged him .
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But he answered his father , '
Behold ,
these many years I have served you ,
and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours ,
but you never gave me a goat ,
that I might celebrate with my friends .
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But when this ,
your son ,
came ,
who has devoured your living with prostitutes ,
you killed the fattened calf for him .'
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He said to him , '
Son ,
you are always with me ,
and all that is mine is yours .
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But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad ,
for this ,
your brother ,
was dead ,
and is alive again .
He was lost ,
and is found .'"