16. The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.
17. “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
18. I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,
19. and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’
20. “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
21. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’
22. “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.