LU-15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners
for to hear him.
LU-15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This
man receiveth
sinners, and eateth with them.
LU-15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
LU-15:4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose
one of them, doth
not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after
that which is
lost, until he find it?
LU-15:5 And when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his
shoulders,
rejoicing.
LU-15:6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his]
friends and
neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found
my sheep which
was lost.
LU-15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven
over one sinner
that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons,
which need no
repentance.
LU-15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she
lose one piece,
doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find
[it]?
LU-15:9 And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends
and [her]
neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found
the piece which
I had lost.
LU-15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence
of the angels
of God over one sinner that repenteth.
LU-15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
LU-15:12 And the younger of them said to [his] father, Father,
give me the
portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he divided unto them
[his] living.
LU-15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all
together, and
took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his
substance with
riotous living.
LU-15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine
in that land;
and he began to be in want.
LU-15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that
country; and he
sent him into his fields to feed swine.
LU-15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks
that the swine
did eat: and no man gave unto him.
LU-15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired
servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with
hunger!
LU-15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto
him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
LU-15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as
one of thy
hired servants.
LU-15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was
yet a great way
off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell
on his neck, and
kissed him.
LU-15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and
in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
LU-15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the
best robe, and
put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his]
feet:
LU-15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and
let us eat, and
be merry:
LU-15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was
lost, and is
found. And they began to be merry.
LU-15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and
drew nigh to
the house, he heard music and dancing.
LU-15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what
these things meant.
LU-15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy
father hath killed
the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
LU-15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came
his father out,
and entreated him.
LU-15:29 And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many
years do I
serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
and yet thou
never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
LU-15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath
devoured thy living
with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
LU-15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and
all that I have
is thine.
LU-15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad:
for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
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