Prodigal son 浪子回頭(路加福音 15:11)

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Prodigal son 浪子回頭(路加福音 15:11)

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A prodigal son是指一個浪子，在無節制的生活方式中揮霍了大量錢財。The return of a prodigal son指一個浪子回頭，回歸到一個更好的生活方式。

來源及應用

在路加福音中，耶穌說了一個關于浪子回頭的兒子的寓言。這個兒子在遠離家時，把他父親給他的所有錢財揮霍殆盡。但是當他回到家，他的父親，卻對他充滿憐憫和同情。這個父親奔向他的兒子，擁抱他，親吻他。他寬恕了兒子的所作所為，甚至還為他的歸來舉行了盛大的宴會。

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prodigal return wayward

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