Luke 15:25–32

²⁵“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

²⁶“And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.

²⁷“And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’

²⁸“But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.

²⁹“But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never ¹neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;

³⁰but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your ^1awealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

³¹“And he said to him, ‘Son, you ¹have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.

³²‘But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was ^adead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’ ”