Luke 15:19-21

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¹⁹ I don’t deserve to be called your son any longer. Make me like one of your hired hands.” ’ ²⁰ And he got up and went to his father.

“While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and his heart was stirred with love and pity. He ran to him, hugged him tight, and kissed him. ²¹ ‘Father,’ the son began, ‘I have sinned against heaven and before you; I don’t deserve to be called your son any longer.’