18 I will arise, and go to my father, and say unto him, Father, forgive him; I have sinned against heaven and before you

19 and I am no longer worthy to be called thy son; Accept me as one of your hirelings.

20 And he arose, and went to his father. And while he was still far away, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and running, he fell on his neck and kissed him.

21 And the son said to him, 'Father, forgive him! I have sinned against heaven and before Thee, and am no longer worthy to be called Thy Son.

22 And the father said to his servants, 'Bring the best garments, and clothe him, and give a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;

23 And bring a fattened calf, and kill it; Let us eat and be merry!

24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again, and is lost, and is found. And they began to have fun.

25 And his eldest son was in the field; and returning, when he approached the house, he heard singing and rejoicing;

26 And having called one of the servants, he asked, 'What is this?'

27 And he said unto him, 'Thy brother has come, and thy father hath slain the fatted calf, because he hath received it well.'

28 He was angry and would not come in. And his father went out and called him.

29 But he answered his father, 'Behold, I have served you so many years, and have never transgressed your commandment, but you have never given me a kid to make merry with my friends;

30 And when this son of yours, who had squandered his wealth with harlots, came, you killed for him a fatted calf.

31 And he said to him, 'My son! You are always with me, and all that is mine is yours,

32 And for this it was necessary to rejoice and be glad, that this thy brother was dead, and was alive again, and was lost, and was found.

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1 And he said also to his disciples, A certain man was rich, and had a steward, against whom it was reported to him that he was squandering his possessions.

2 And having called him, he said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you?' give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst no longer govern.

3 Then the steward said to himself, 'What shall I do?' my lord takes away from me the stewardship of the house; I can't dig, I'm ashamed to ask;

4 I know what I shall do, that they may receive me into their houses, when I shall be removed from the stewardship of the house.

5 And having called his lord's debtors, every one separately, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my lord?'