23 And bring the fattened calf—kill it[a] and let us eat and[b] celebrate, 24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.

25 “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and[c] approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:23 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Luke 15:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“eat”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 15:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb