Luke 15:23-28 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

23. And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast.

24. For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to feast.

25. But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26. And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.

27. And he said to him: 'Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safely.'

28. Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him.

Luke 15