Luke 15: The Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son

When the Pharisees grumble that Jesus welcomes sinners, he tells three parables of lost things found: a sheep, a coin, and a son. Each ends in rejoicing, and the older brother's resentment mirrors those who refuse to celebrate God's mercy.

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In Luke 15:20-24, how does the father react when he sees his son returning, while the son is still far off?

He sends a servant out to meet the son and bring him to the fields to work alongside the laborersHe runs to his son, embraces and kisses him, then restores him fully as a son before he can even finish his planned speechHe stays inside the house and waits for his son to come to the door and explain himself firstHe refuses to see the son at all until the young man has worked long enough to prove himself