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28 And he was wroth, and would not come in. Therefore his father went out, and began to pray him.

29 And he answered to his father, and said, Lo! so many years I serve thee, and I never brake thy commandment; and thou never gave to me a kid, that I with my friends should have eaten.[a]

30 But after that this thy son, that hath devoured his substance with whores, came, thou hast slain to him a fat calf.[b]

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  1. Luke 15:29 And he answering to his father, said, Lo! so many years I serve to thee, and I never passed over, or brake, thy commandment; and thou never hast given to me a kid, that I should eat largely with my friends.
  2. Luke 15:30 But after that this thy son, which devoured his substance with whores, came, thou hast slain to him a fatted calf.