Do I serve thee (δουλευω σο). Progressive present tense of this old verb from δουλος (slave) which the elder son uses to picture h…

A kid. A young goat. This was of less value than the calf; and he complains that while his father had never given him a thing of …

Lo, these many years do I serve thee.—The very word “I serve,” as a slave serves, is eminently suggestive. The obedience …

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou nev…

The Venerable Bede: While the Scribes and Pharisees were murmuring that He received sinners, our Savior told them three success…

And he answering, said to his father
Commending himself, and reflecting on his father:

In the latter part of this parable, we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and t…