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Summary
Luke 15:11-32

15:11. Jesus also said, “A certain man had two sons.

15:12. “The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my inheritance.' And the father divided his estate between the two sons.

15:13. “Not many days after this, the younger son gathered everything together and went abroad into a far country and wasted his inheritance there in riotous living.

15:14. “After he had spent everything, a mighty famine came upon that country, and he began to be in want.

15:15. “He went and consigned himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his farm to feed swine.

15:16. “He would have happily filled his belly with the husks the swine ate, but no man gave them to him.

15:17. “Returning to his senses, he said, 'How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I perish here with hunger!

15:18. “'I will arise and will go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you.

15:19. “'“I am not worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired servants.”'

'''15:20. “Rising up, he came to his father. When he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him.'''

15:21. “The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am now not worthy to be called your son.'

15:22. “The father said to his servants, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

15:23. “'Bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and make merry

15:24. “'because this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to be merry.

15:25. “Now his elder son was in the field and when he came and approached close to the house, he heard music and dancing.

15:26. “He called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

15:27. “He said to him, 'Your brother has come and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.'

'''15:28. “The elder son was angry and would not go in. His father came out and began to entreat him.'''

15:29. “He answered his father, 'Behold, for so many years I have served you and I have never transgressed your commandment, yet you have never even given me a kid to make merry with my friends.

15:30. “'But as soon as this son of yours has come, who devoured his substance with harlots, you kill the fatted calf for him.'

15:31. “But the father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all I have is yours.

15:32. “'But it was fitting that we should make merry and be glad, for this brother of yours was dead and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.'”

Illustration of The Prodigal Son from the New Testament Gospel of Luke by John Everett Millais for The Parables of Our Lord Artist:Sir John Everett Millais, 1829-1896 Illustrations to 'The Parables of Our Lord', engraved by the Dalziel Brothers - published 1864 This is an edited photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.