Luke 15:13-24

English Standard Version

¹³ Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in ^(A)reckless living. ¹⁴ And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵ So he went and hired himself out to^[a] one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ And he ^(B)was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

¹⁷ “But ^(C)when he ^(D)came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! ¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, ^(E)I have sinned against ^(F)heaven and before you. ^19 (G)I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ ²⁰ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ^(H)ran and ^(I)embraced him and ^(J)kissed him. ²¹ And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. ^(K)I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’^{[b] 22} But the father said to his servants,^[c] ‘Bring quickly ^(L)the best robe, and put it on him, and put ^(M)a ring on his hand, and ^(N)shoes on his feet. ²³ And bring ^(O)the fattened calf and kill it, and ^(P)let us eat and celebrate. ²⁴ For this my son ^(Q)was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.