And he said, A certain man had two sons:
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The parable of the prodigal son shows the nature of repentance, and the Lord's readiness to welcome and bless all who return to him. It fully sets forth the riches of gospel grace; and it has been, and will be, while the world stands, of unspeakable use to poor sinners, to direct and to encourage them in repenting and returning to God.
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This thought runs through Luke 15:11-15.
Luke 15:11 quoted in popular culture
- Alexandre Dumas, fils
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- André Malraux
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- Basque proverbs
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- Bergamasque proverbs
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- Black Lightning
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- Blade Runner
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- Brotherhood (2006 TV series)
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- Buddhism and Hinduism
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- C. S. Lewis
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- Celeste Ng
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- Davy Crockett
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- Edward Ozorowski
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- Eve 6
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- God Friended Me
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- Grand Hotel (film)
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- Henri Nouwen
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- House (Season 8)
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- Italian proverbs
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- James Weldon Johnson
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- Kamelot
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- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit/Season 22
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- List of television shows (I–P)
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- Lou Diamond Phillips
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- Mark Andrew Bartosic
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- Martin Luther King Jr.
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- Masaharu Taniguchi
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- Miami Vice
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- Northern Catalan proverbs
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- O. Henry
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- P. L. Travers
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- Parable
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- Parable of the Prodigal Son
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- Patrick White
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- Peter Rabbit (film)
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- Philip Roth
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- Prodigal Son
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- Prodigal Son (TV series)
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- Ram Swarup
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- Rembrandt
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- Richard Chenevix Trench
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- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) (season 4)
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- The Leftovers (TV series)
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- Thérèse of Lisieux
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- Tuscan proverbs
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- War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)
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- William Tyndale
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- Wiseguy (TV series)
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