Luk 15:17-24 | ESV | STEP | But when he came to himself , he said , How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread , but I perish here with hunger !

i[See ver. 19 above]

q ver. 32; [Rom. 11:15; Eph. 2:1; Col. 2:13; Rev. 3:1]

‏ Luke 15:17-24

17 “But ^awhen he ^bcame to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, ^cI have sinned against ^dheaven and before you. 19 ^eI am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ^fran and ^gembraced him and ^hkissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. ⁱI am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add treat me as one of your hired servants} 22 But the father said to his servants, ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} ‘Bring quickly ^lthe best robe, and put it on him, and put ^ma ring on his hand, and ⁿshoes on his feet. 23 And bring ^othe fattened calf and kill it, and ^plet us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son ^qwas dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.