Luke 15:29-31

Expanded Bible

²⁹ But the older son ·said to [answered] his father, ‘[^LLook; ^TBehold] I have served you like a slave for many years and have ·always obeyed [never disobeyed; ^Lnever neglected] your commands. But you never gave me even a young goat to ·have at a feast [celebrate] with my friends. ³⁰ But ·your other son [^Lthis son of yours], who ·wasted [squandered; devoured] ·all your money [your property; ^Lyour life] on prostitutes, comes home, and you kill the fat [fattened; v. 23] calf for him!’ ³¹ The father said to him, ‘·Son [Child], you ·are always with [or have always stood by] me, and all that I have is yours.