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The parable of the lost son

Jesus told of a younger son who wasted his inheritance and returned home in repentance. His father ran to welcome him and celebrated, while the older brother resented the mercy shown; the father answered that the lost son had been found (Luke 15:11-32).

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📖 Luke 15:11–13

11Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

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