So<n id="1" /> the rich man<n id="2" /> said, &#8216;Then I beg you, father &#8211; send Lazarus<n id="3" /> to my father&#8217;s house

The<n id="1" /> younger of them said to his<n id="2" /> father, &#8216;Father, give me the share of the estate<n id="3" /> that will belong<n id="4" /> to me.&#8217; So<n id="5" /> he divided his<n id="6" /> assets between them.<n id="7" />

I will get up and go to my father and say to him, &#8220;Father, I have sinned<n id="1" /> against heaven<n id="2" /> and against<n id="3" /> you.

So<n id="1" /> they made signs to the baby&#8217;s<n id="2" /> father,<n id="3" /> inquiring what he wanted to name his son.<n id="4" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He has done this<n id="1" /> to show mercy<n id="2" /> to our ancestors,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and to remember his holy covenant<n id="4" /> &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">the oath<n id="1" /> that he swore to our ancestor<n id="2" /> Abraham.p> <p class="poetry">This oath grants<n id="3" />p>

Be merciful,<n id="1" /> just as your Father is merciful.p>

Thus<n id="1" /> I grant<n id="2" /> to you a kingdom,<n id="3" /> just as my Father granted to me,

They will be divided,<n id="1" /> father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.&#8221;p>

So<n id="1" /> he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home<n id="2" /> his father saw him, and his heart went out to him;<n id="3" /> he ran and hugged<n id="4" /> his son<n id="5" /> and kissed him.

<p class="poetry">as he promised<n id="1" /> to our ancestors,<n id="2" /> to Abraham and to his descendants<n id="3" /> forever.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">So<n id="1" /> the child&#8217;s<n id="2" /> father<n id="3" /> and mother were amazed<n id="4" /> at what was said about him.

What father among you, if your<n id="1" /> son asks for<n id="2" /> a fish, will give him a snake<n id="3" /> instead of a fish?

Woe to you! You build<n id="1" /> the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors<n id="2" /> killed.

For all the nations of the world pursue<n id="1" /> these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased<n id="1" /> to give you the kingdom.

But the older son<n id="1" /> became angry<n id="2" /> and refused<n id="3" /> to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

Then<n id="1" /> the rich man<n id="2" /> said, &#8216;No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead<n id="3" /> goes to them, they will repent.&#8217;

All things have been given to me by my Father.<n id="1" /> No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides<n id="2" /> to reveal him.&#8221;p>