23And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.
24For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
25Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.
26And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.
27And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.
28But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.
29But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:
