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But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet:
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And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:
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For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
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Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
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And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
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And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him in health.
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And he was angry, and would not go in; therefore his father came out, and entreated him.
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And he answering, said to [his] father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither have I at any time transgressed thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me: and all that I have is thine.
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It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.