Luke 15
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and other notorious sinners, to hear Him.
2 The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.
3 He told them this parable:
But He spake to them this parable,
4 “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
saying, What man of you that hath an hundred sheep, and loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the field, and go after that which was lost, till he find it?
5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoicing:
6 When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
and coming home, he calleth his friends and neighbors together and saith unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
Thus, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one repenting sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, that have no need of repentance.
8 “Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she find it?
9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’
and when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and neighbors together; saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.
10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
Thus, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one repenting sinner.
11 He said, “A certain man had two sons.
And He said, a certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father,
12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
Father, give me the portion that falleth to my share. And he divided his substance between them.
13 Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together and went abroad into a distant country, and there squandered away his substance by living luxuriously.
14 When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
And when he had spent all, there happen'd a grievous famine in that country, and he began to be in want.
15 He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat: and no man relieved him.
17 But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?
18 I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,
19 I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
and am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 “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.
And he rose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
21 The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
And his son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no longer worthy to be called thy son.
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
But the father said to his servants, bring out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
23 Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
and bring hither the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry:
24 for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.
for this my son was dead, and is alive again, and was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
But his elder son was out in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing:
26 He called one of the servants to him and asked what was going on.
and he called one of the servants to him, and asked what these things meant.
27 He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and well: but he was angry, and would not go in.
28 But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and begged him.
Therefore his father came out and desired him.
29 But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
But he answered and said to his father, Behold so many years as I serve thee, nor have I ever transgressed thy command, and yet thou hast never given me a kid, to be merry with my friends:
30 But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
but as soon as this thy son was come, who hath eaten up thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 “He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
And he said unto him, Son, thou art always with me, and all that I have is thine.
32 But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”
But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, was lost and is found.
