15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. 16 He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing. 17 Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
Luke 15:15–17
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Luke 16:20–22
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Luke 16:2–4
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Luke 15:29–31
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Matthew 8:29–31
29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?” 30 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Luke 15:20–22
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Luke 12:16–18
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Matthew 24:48–50
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Job 15:22–24
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