¹¹And he said, “A certain man had two sons. ¹²And the younger of them said to his^* father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that is coming to me.’ So he divided his^* assets between them. ¹³And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything and^* went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth by^* living wastefully. ¹⁴And after^* he had spent everything, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵And he went and^* hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs. ¹⁶And he was longing to fill his stomach with^a the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving anything^* to him.

¹⁷“But when he^* came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of food,^b and I am dying here from hunger! ¹⁸I will set out and^* go to my father and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight!^c ¹⁹I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.’ ²⁰And he set out and^* came to his own father. But while^* he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him^d and kissed him. ²¹And his^* son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight!^e I am no longer worthy to be called your son!’ ²²But his^* father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it^* on him, and put a ring on his finger^f and sandals on his^* feet! ²³And bring the fattened calf—kill it^* and let us eat and^* celebrate, ²⁴because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

²⁵“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and^* approached the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶And he summoned one of the slaves and^* asked what these things meant. ²⁷And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has gotten him back healthy.’ ²⁸But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out and^* began to implore^* him. ²⁹But 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! ³⁰But when this son of yours returned—who has consumed your assets with prostitutes—you killed the fattened calf for him!’ ³¹But he said to him, ‘Child, you are always with me, and everything I have belongs to you.^g ³²But it was necessary to celebrate and to rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and is alive, and was lost, and is found!’ ”

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Luke 15:18–19: I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”…

Footnotes

*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“gathered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the adverbial participle of manner (“living”)
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had spent”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
aSome manuscripts have “to stuff himself with”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
bLiterally “of bread”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“set out”) has been translated as a finite verb
cLiterally “in the sight of you”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“set out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“away”)
dLiterally “fell on his neck”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
eLiterally “in the sight of you”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
fLiterally “hand,” but this is a metonymy of whole (“hand”) for part (“finger”)
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“eat”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to implore”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
gLiterally “all my things are yours”