20 »So he rose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him tenderly.«

21 »Father,' cried the son, I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'«

22 »But the father said to his servants,« Fetch a good coat quickly –the best one– and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes for his feet.

23 Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;