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And [his] 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 [his] father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put [it] on him, and put a ring on his finger and sandals on [his] feet!
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And bring the fattened calf--kill [it] and let us eat [and] celebrate,
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because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.
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"Now his older son was in the field, and when he came [and] approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
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And he summoned one of the slaves [and] asked what these [things] meant.
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And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has gotten him back healthy.'
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But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out [and] began to implore him.
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But he answered [and] said to his father, 'Behold, so many years I have served you, and have never disobeyed your command! And you never gave me a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
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But when this son of yours returned--who has consumed your assets with prostitutes--you killed the fattened calf for him!'
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But he said to him, 'Child, you are always with me, and {everything I have belongs to you}.