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Luke 9-16 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 16:33, February 17, 2010
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|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
|And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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|And in answer to his father he said,'Look, in all these many years I have served you, I have never gone against your will: and yet you never gave me such a feast, that I might celebrate with my friends:
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|The replacement of "kid" with "Feast" is not literal, but seems to carry the original meaning into a contemporary context better.
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|But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
|But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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|But as soon as this son returned, who had squandered his inheritance from you on prostitutes, you've given up your finest calf in honor of him.'
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|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
|And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
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|And the father responded, saying 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
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|People tend to overlook this part of the parable - a virtuous life is ''not'' unrecognized, and it is ''not'' undrewarded.
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|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
|It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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|It is fitting that we should celebrate though, and be glad: for this man your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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