And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:(Luke 15:23)
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.(Luke 15:24)
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.(Luke 15:25)
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.(Luke 15:27)
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.(Luke 15:28)
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:(Luke 15:29)
