“And he said to him, ‘Your brother is come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.' ”

And the servant told him what had happened. His brother had arrived back unexpectedly, and his father had killed the fatted calf because he had received him safe and sound. It is salutary to consider that the servants were apparently seen as more delighted than the elder brother. They were fond of their master and delighted because he was delighted.

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