(Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)
Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry.
“But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. What could I gain from the strength of their hands, men whose vigor is gone?
Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”
All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”
So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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