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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Luke 15
²⁵ "Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
²⁶ And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.
²⁷ And he said to him, ’Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’
²⁸ But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.
²⁹ But he answered and said to his father, ’Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;
³⁰ but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
³¹ And he said to him, ’Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.
³² But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’"
Luke 16
¹ Now He was also saying to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.
² And he called him and said to him, ’What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
³ The manager said to himself, ’What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.