A moment in scripture
Luke 15:23
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And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 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.
- Luke 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:
- Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
- Luke 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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.