(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.”