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I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
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“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
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“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
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‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
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“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.
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But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
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“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
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So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
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“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family,
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“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
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You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
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And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me,
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“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
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Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
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Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.
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I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
