American Standard Version

Luke 15

1NowδὲdeG1161allthepublicansandsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268wereG1510drawingἐγγίζοντεςengizontesG1448nearuntohimtohearἀκούεινakoueinG191him.

2AndboththePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andthescribesG1122murmured,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThismanοὗτοςhoutosG3778receivethsinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268,andeatethwiththem.

3Andhespake untothemthisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

4WhatmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofyou,havingahundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andhavinglostG622oneἓνhenG1520ofthem, dothnotleaveG2641theninetyandnineἐννέαenneaG1767inthewildernessG2048,andgoG4198afterthatwhichislostG622,untilhefindεὕρῃheurēG2147it?

5AndwhenhehathfoundG2147it,helayethitonhisshouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,rejoicingG5463.

6AndwhenhecomethhomeG3624,hecallethtogetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779hisfriendsφίλουςphilousG5384andhisneighbors,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004untothem,RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withme,forIhavefoundG2147mysheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263whichwaslostG622.

7IsayΛέγωLegōG3004untoyou,thatevensoG3779thereshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510joyχαρὰcharaG5479inheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772overoneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268thatrepenteth,morethanoverninetyandnineἐννέαenneaG1767righteousδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342persons,whoneedχρείανchreianG5532norepentanceμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.

8OrwhatwomanγυνὴgunēG1135havingtenδέκα,dekaG1176piecesofsilver,ifsheloseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622oneμίαν,mianG1520piece, dothnotlightalampλύχνονluchnonG3088,andsweepthehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614,andseekζητεῖzēteiG2212diligentlyuntilshefindεὕρῃ;heurēG2147it?

9AndwhenshehathfoundG2147it,shecallethtogetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779herfriendsφίλαςphilasG5384andneighbors,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withme,forIhavefoundG2147thepiecewhichIhadlostG622.

10EvensoG3779,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thereisjoyχαρὰcharaG5479inthepresenceG1799oftheangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316overoneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268thatrepenteth.

11AndhesaidG3004,AcertainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444hadtwoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207:

12andtheyoungerofthemsaidG3004tohisfatherπατρί·patriG3962,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325metheportionμέροςmerosG3313ofthy substancethatfallethtome.Andhedivideduntothemhisliving.

13AndnotmanyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250after,theyoungersonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheredG4863alltogetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863andtookhisjourneyintoafarcountryχώρανchōranG5561;andtherehewastedhissubstancewithriotouslivingζῶνzōnG2198.

14AndwhenhehadspentG1159all,therearoseἐγένετοegenetoG1096amightyG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042inthatcountryχώρανchōranG5561;andhebeganG757tobeinwant.

15AndhewentG4198andjoinedἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853himselftooneἑνὶheniG1520ofthecitizensπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177ofthatcountryχώραςchōrasG5561;andhesentG3992himintohisfieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68tofeedβόσκεινboskeinG1006swine.

16AndhewouldfainhavefilledG1072hisbellyG2836withthehusksthattheswinedideatἤσθιονēsthionG2068:andnomangaveG1325untohim.

17ButwhenhecameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tohimselfhesaidἔφη·ephēG5346,HowπόσοιposoiG4214manyG4214hiredservantsofmyfather’sπατρόςpatrosG3962havebreadἄρτων,artōnG740enoughandtospare,andIperishἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622hereὧδεhōdeG5602withhungerλιμῷlimōG3042!

18IwillariseG450andgoπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198tomyfatherπατέραpateraG3962,andwillsayG3004untohim,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,IhavesinnedG264againstheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,andinthysight:

19IamG1510nomoreworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514tobeG1510calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207:makeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160measoneἕναhenaG1520ofthyhiredservants.

20AndhearoseG450,andcameG2064tohisfatherπατέραpateraG3962.Butwhilehewasyetafaroff,hisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708him,andwasmovedwithcompassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697,andranδραμὼνdramōnG5143,andfellonhisneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,andkissedhim.

21AndthesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207saidG3004untohim,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,IhavesinnedG264againstheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,andinthysight:IamG1510nomoreworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514tobeG1510calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207.

22ButthefatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004tohisservantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,BringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627forthquicklyταχὺtachuG5036thebestrobeστολὴνstolēnG4749,andputitonhim;andputaringonhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,andshoesonhisfeetG4228:

23andbringφέρετεphereteG5342thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448,andkillθύσατε,thusateG2380it,andlet useatG2068,andmakemerryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24forthismysonυἱόςhuiosG5207wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andisG1510aliveagain;hewasG1510lostG622,andisG1510foundG2147.AndtheybeganG757tobeG1510merryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25NowδὲdeG1161hiselderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasG1510inthefieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68:andashecameG2064anddrew nightothehouseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,heheardG191musicanddancing.

26AndhecalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341tohimoneἕναhenaG1520oftheservantsπαίδωνpaidōnG3816,andinquiredG4441whatthesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778mightbeεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndhesaidG3004untohim, ThybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80iscomeἥκει,hēkeiG2240;andthyfatherπατήρpatērG3962hathkilledἔθυσενethusenG2380thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448,becausehehathreceivedG618himsafeandsoundG5198.

28ButhewasangryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710,andwouldnotgoG1831in:andhisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962cameG1831out,andentreatedhim.

29ButheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004tohisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962,Lo,thesemanyτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094doIserveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thee,andIneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763transgressedacommandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785ofthine;andyetthouneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763gavestmeakid,thatImightmakemerryεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withmyfriendsφίλωνphilōnG5384:

30butwhenὅτεhoteG3753thisthysonυἱόςhuiosG5207cameG2064,whohathdevouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719thy livingwithharlots, thou killedstforhimthefattedcalfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448.

31AndhesaidG3004untohim,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043, thou art everwithme,andallthatisG1510mineisG1510thine.

32ButitwasG1510meettomakemerryεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165andbeG1510gladG5463:forthisthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andisG1510aliveἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198again;andwasG1510lostG622,andisG1510foundG2147.

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