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Luke 15:29

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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:

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  1. Luke 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.

  2. Luke 15:28

    And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

  3. Luke 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.

  4. Luke 15:31

    And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

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