Luke 15:11-21 ▼

11 And He said, “A certain man had two sons.

12 And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give to me the portion of the substance falling to me.’ And he divided the livelihood between them.

13 And after not many days, the younger son, having gathered together all, went away into a far country, and there he scattered his substance living prodigally.

14 But on his having spent all, there was a strong famine throughout that country, and he began to lack.

15 And having gone, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

16 And he was desiring to fill his belly from the pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving to him.

17 But having come to himself, he was saying, ‘How many hired men of my father have an abundance of loaves, but here I am perishing with hunger?

18 Having risen up, I will go to my father and I will say to him, “Father, I sinned against heaven and before you;

19 no longer am I worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired men.”’

20 And having risen up, he went to his father. But on his still being distant, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and having run, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.

21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I sinned against heaven and before you; no longer am I worthy to be called your son.’