Luke 15  11-32    The Prodical Son

       Luk_15:11, And he said, A certain man had two sons:
    Luk_15:12, And the younger of them said to his father, Father,
    give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
    Luk_15:13, And not many days after the younger son gathered all together,
    and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
    Luk_15:14, And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
    and he began to be in want.
    Luk_15:15, And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country;
    and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
    Luk_15:16, And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat:
    and no man gave unto him.
    Luk_15:17, And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants
    of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
    Luk_15:18, I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father,
    I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
    Luk_15:19, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
    Luk_15:20, And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off,
    his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
    Luk_15:21, And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
    and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
    Luk_15:22, 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:
    Luk_15:23, And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
    Luk_15:24, For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.
    And they began to be merry.
    Luk_15:25, Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house,
    he heard musick and dancing.
    Luk_15:26, And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
    Luk_15:27, And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father
    hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
    Luk_15:28, And he was angry, and would not go in:
    therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
    Luk_15:29, And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee,
    neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid,
    that I might make merry with my friends:
    Luk_15:30, But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy
    living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
    Luk_15:31, And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
    Luk_15:32, 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.