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for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.
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Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
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So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
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And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.'
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But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.
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So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.
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But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.'
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And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
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It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "