en_tn/luk/15/28.md

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  • Jesus continues telling his parable.
  • never broke a rule of yours - "never disobeyed any of your commands" or "always obeyed everything you told me to do" (UDB).
  • have a feast - This can also be translated as "celebrate."
  • your son - "that son of yours." The older son refers to his brother this way in order to show how angry he is.
  • devoured your living with prostitutes - This can be translated as "wasted all your wealth on prostitutes" or "thrown away all your money by paying prostitutes."
  • fattened calf - This can be translated as “the best calf” or “the young bull we have been been giving lots of food to” or “the young animal we have been making fat.”