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Luke 15:22-32

22ButthefatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004tohisservantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,BringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627forthquicklyταχὺtachuG5036thebestrobeστολὴνstolēnG4749,andputitonhim;andputaringonhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,andshoesonhisfeetG4228:

23andbringφέρετεphereteG5342thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448,andkillθύσατε,thusateG2380it,andlet useatG2068,andmakemerryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24forthismysonυἱόςhuiosG5207wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andisG1510aliveagain;hewasG1510lostG622,andisG1510foundG2147.AndtheybeganG757tobeG1510merryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25NowδὲdeG1161hiselderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasG1510inthefieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68:andashecameG2064anddrew nightothehouseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,heheardG191musicanddancing.

26AndhecalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341tohimoneἕναhenaG1520oftheservantsπαίδωνpaidōnG3816,andinquiredG4441whatthesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778mightbeεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndhesaidG3004untohim, ThybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80iscomeἥκει,hēkeiG2240;andthyfatherπατήρpatērG3962hathkilledἔθυσενethusenG2380thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448,becausehehathreceivedG618himsafeandsoundG5198.

28ButhewasangryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710,andwouldnotgoG1831in:andhisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962cameG1831out,andentreatedhim.

29ButheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004tohisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962,Lo,thesemanyτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094doIserveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thee,andIneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763transgressedacommandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785ofthine;andyetthouneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763gavestmeakid,thatImightmakemerryεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withmyfriendsφίλωνphilōnG5384:

30butwhenὅτεhoteG3753thisthysonυἱόςhuiosG5207cameG2064,whohathdevouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719thy livingwithharlots, thou killedstforhimthefattedcalfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448.

31AndhesaidG3004untohim,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043, thou art everwithme,andallthatisG1510mineisG1510thine.

32ButitwasG1510meettomakemerryεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165andbeG1510gladG5463:forthisthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andisG1510aliveἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198again;andwasG1510lostG622,andisG1510foundG2147.

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