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Meanings of prodigal son in English

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Usage of prodigal son in English
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And the parable of the prodigal son teaches us the same lesson.
The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 3
2
The prodigal son may have had illusions; he may have had ambitions.
Watch Yourself Go By
3
Robert could think of nothing but the parable of the prodigal son.
Robert Falconer
4
I did so, and came upon the parable of the prodigal son.
The Little Savage
5
Mr. Cardew took for his text the parable of the prodigal son.
Catharine Furze
6
The story of the prodigal son was a great joke to him.
From the Bottom Up: The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
7
Furthermore, the Irish will be led by Munster's prodigal son Keith Wood.
The Irish Times
8
He felt like a prodigal son with no family to receive him.
Mentats of Dune
9
Then he was the prodigal son, now he plays the blind father.
Radio NZ
10
While there I was like the prodigal son,-exiledfrom my Father's House.
The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance
11
He expounded the parable of the prodigal son in a very moving manner.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
12
The parables of the lost sheep and of the prodigal son.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
13
She turned therefore to the parable of the prodigal son, and read it.
Sir Gibbie
14
The story of the prodigal son perfectly illustrates this latter phase.
The Pursuit of God
15
Now the prodigal son sank into the depths by his appetite.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
16
Some 40 years after departing these shores, the prodigal son returned to conquer.
The Irish Times
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