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Luke 15:20

and, stand[ing]-up/anew, he-comes toward the father of{same}; moreover, still of{same} far of{having-off/away}, the father of{same} beholds same and is-affected-inwardly[i.e. feels compassion] and, hurry[ing], falls-upon upon the neck of{same} and fonds-down/against same.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

In Context

19and I-am-being not-still worthy/worthwhile to-be-called [a] son of{you}. Make me as one of{the hired} of{you},"'

21Moreover, the son says to{same}, 'Father, I-sin into the heaven and in-sight of{you}, and I-am-being not-still worthy/worthwhile to-be-called [a] son of{you}.'

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Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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