Luke 15:11-32 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹¹ And he said, A certain man had two sons: 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. 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. ¹⁴ And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵ And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 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! ¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, ¹⁹ And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 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. 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. 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: ²³ And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: ²⁴ For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. ²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. ²⁶ And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 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. ²⁸ And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 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: 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. ³¹ And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 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.

RKJNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹¹ And he said, A certain man had two sons: ¹² And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me my part of the estate. So he divided his property between them. ¹³ And not many days after the younger son gathered everything together, and took a journey into a far country, and there wasted his estate with riotous living. ¹⁴ And when he had spent everything, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵ And he went and hired himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶ And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods the swine were eating: but no man gave him anything. ¹⁷ And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough to spare, and I perish with hunger! ¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight, ¹⁹ And am no longer worthy to be called your son: treat me as one of your hired servants. ²⁰ And he arose, and went to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son. 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 sandals on his feet: ²³ And bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: ²⁴ For this son of mine was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. ²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. ²⁷ And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him back safe and sound. ²⁸ And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore his father came out, and pleaded with him. ²⁹ And he answered his father, Lo, these many years I have served you and never disobeyed your commandment: and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: ³⁰ But as soon as this son of yours comes home, who has devoured your estate with prostitutes, you kill for him the fatted calf. ³¹ And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. ³² But we had to make merry, and be glad: for this brother of yours was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.