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- Jesus continues telling his parable.
- never broke a rule of yours - "never disobeyed any of your commands" or "always obeyed everything you told me to do" (UDB).
- have a feast - This can also be translated as "celebrate."
- your son - "that son of yours." The older son refers to his brother this way in order to show how angry he is.
- devoured your living with prostitutes - This can be translated as "wasted all your wealth on prostitutes" or "thrown away all your money by paying prostitutes."
- fattened calf - This can be translated as “the best calf” or “the young bull we have been been giving lots of food to” or “the young animal we have been making fat.”