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The Lost Son

The Lost Son: a short retelling of the Bible story from Luke 15 for children, with questions, a memory verse and an activity.

A younger son asked his father for his share of the property, went to a far country and wasted it all. When he was hungry, feeding pigs, he decided to go home and say sorry. His father saw him coming from far away, ran to him, hugged him and held a feast. The older brother was angry, but the father said that they had to celebrate, because the lost son had been found.

Read it in the Bible

This story is in Luke chapter 15 of the Bible.

A verse to remember

“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luke 15:20, World English Bible

Questions to talk about

  1. Why did the younger son go home?
  2. How did his father welcome him?
  3. Why was the older brother upset?

An activity

Draw the father running to meet his son and write one sentence about forgiveness.

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Where is this story in the Bible?

Luke, chapter 15.

The stories are simple retellings for children and are not a substitute for reading the Bible. Churches teach the stories in different ways; adapt to your own tradition.