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Luke 15:22-32

22ButthefatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004tohisbondmen,BringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627outthebestrobeστολὴνstolēnG4749andclothehimin[it],andputaringonhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495andsandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266onhisfeetG4228;

23andbringφέρετεphereteG5342thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448andkillθύσατε,thusateG2380it,andlet useatG2068andmakemerryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24forthismysonυἱόςhuiosG5207wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498andhascometolife,wasG1510lostG622andhasbeenG1510foundG2147.AndtheybeganG757tomakemerryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25AndhiselderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasG1510inthefieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68;andas,comingG2064[up],hedrew nightothehouseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,heheardG191musicanddancing.

26AndhavingcalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520oftheservantsπαίδωνpaidōnG3816,heinquiredG4441whatthesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778mightbeεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndhesaidG3004tohim, ThybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80iscomeἥκει,hēkeiG2240,andthyfatherπατήρpatērG3962haskilledἔθυσενethusenG2380thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448becausehehasreceivedG618himsafeandwell.

28ButhebecameangryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710andwouldnotgoG1831in.AndhisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962wentG1831outandbesoughthim.

29ButheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004tohisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,soG2443manyτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094IserveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thee,andneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763haveItransgressedacommandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785ofthine;andtomehast thouneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763givenἔδωκαςedōkasG1325akidthatImightmakemerryεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withmyfriendsφίλωνphilōnG5384:

30butwhenὅτεhoteG3753thisthysonυἱόςhuiosG5207,whohasdevouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719thy substancewithharlots,iscomeG2064, thou hastkilledἔθυσαςethusasG2380forhimthefattedcalfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448.

31ButhesaidG3004tohim,ChildG5043, thou art everwithme,andallthatisG1510mineisG1510thine.

32ButitwasG1510righttomakemerryεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165andrejoiceχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463,becausethisthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498andhascometolifeagain,andwasG1510lostG622andhasbeenG1510foundG2147.

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