The one parable of the Prodigal Son wipes them all off the slate.» (religion-online.org)
In the biblical parable of the prodigal son the deeply resentful older brother is given the possibility of a growth in stature in the face of the father's joyous welcoming of the repentant younger brother. (religion-online.org)
Why, he's behaving just like the older brother in the parable of the prodigal son, «the one who stayed home and toiled with his father and grew resentful when the old man slew the fatted calf upon his brother's return.» (firstthings.com)