20 »So he rose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and pitied him, and ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him tenderly.«
21 »Father,' cried the son, I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'«
22 »But the father said to his servants,« Fetch a good coat quickly –the best one– and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes for his feet.
23 Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;
13 Be on the alert; stand firm in the faith; acquit yourselves like men; be strong.