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Luke 15:11–32

Luke 15:11–326 matched frames

Read down to the center, where the pattern turns; then rise back out through its mirror.

  • A 11-12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.
    • B 12 And he divided unto them his living.
      • C 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country,
        • D 13 and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
          • E 14 And when he had spent all,
        • D' 14 there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
      • C' 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country;
    • B' 15 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat:
  • A' 16 and no man gave unto him.
  • A 17-18 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father,
    • B 18-19 and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
      • C 20 And he arose, and came to his father.
      • C' 20 But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
    • B' 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
  • A' 22-23 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
  • A 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.
    • B 24 And they began to be merry.
      • C 25-26 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
        • D 27 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.
          • E 28 And he was angry,
            • F 28 and would not go in:
            • F' 28 therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
          • E' 29 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:
        • D' 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
      • C' 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
    • B' 32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad:
  • A' 32 for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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