Luke 15
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
Then all the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were getting close to Him to hear Him.
2 So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Well the Pharisees and the scribes started complaining, saying, “This man welcomes ‘sinners’ and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:
So He told them this parable, saying:
4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
“What man among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not abandon the ninety-nine in the wild and go after the lost one until he finds it?
5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,
And upon finding it he joyfully puts it on his shoulders.
6 comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’
And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost!’
7 In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who have no need of repentance.
8 Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
“Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I lost!’
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
Just so, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
11 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
Then He said: “A certain man had two sons.
12 The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
And the younger one said to the father, ‘Father, give me the appropriate share of the estate.’ So he divided the property between them.
13 After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
Not many days later the younger son, having converted it all, journeyed to a distant country; and there he squandered his wealth living dissolutely.
14 After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
But when he had spent it all, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
Then he went and attached himself to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
He would gladly have filled his stomach with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
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!
But when he came to himself he said: ‘How many of my father's hired servants have an abundance of bread, while I am dying of hunger!
18 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I will get up and go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
and I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired servants.’
20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
“So he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still a good ways off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion—he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him!
21 The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
But the father said to his slaves: ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
And bring in and kill the fatted calf, and let us eat and celebrate;
24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
because this son of mine was dead and came to life; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
25 Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
“Now his older son was in the field; and as he came approaching the house he heard music and dancing.
26 So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
27 ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’
28 The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
So he became angry and refused to go in. Then his father came out and began to plead with him.
29 But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
But in answer he said to the father: ‘Just look at how many years I have been serving you without ever transgressing your commandment; yet you never gave me even a young goat that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’
31 ‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
So he said to him: ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
32 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
But it was right that we celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and came to life; he was lost and is found.’”
