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15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
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15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
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16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
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16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
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17 "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
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17 "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
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18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.'
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19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.'
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
