Luke 15

1NowG1161 all the publicans and sinnersG268 wereG1510 drawingG1448 near unto him to hearG191 him. 2And both the PhariseesG5330 and the scribesG1122 murmured, sayingG3004, This manG3778 receiveth sinnersG268, and eateth with them.

3And he spake unto them this parableG3850, sayingG3004, 4What manG444 of you, having a hundredG1540 sheepG4263, and having lostG622 oneG1520 of them, doth not leaveG2641 the ninety and nineG1767 in the wildernessG2048, and goG4198 after that which is lostG622, until he findG2147 it? 5And when he hath foundG2147 it, he layeth it on his shouldersG5606, rejoicingG5463. 6And when he cometh homeG3624, he calleth togetherG4779 his friendsG5384 and his neighbors, sayingG3004 unto them, RejoiceG4796 with me, for I have foundG2147 my sheepG4263 which was lostG622. 7I sayG3004 unto you, that even soG3779 there shall beG1510 joyG5479 in heavenG3772 over oneG1520 sinnerG268 that repenteth, more than over ninety and nineG1767 righteousG1342 persons, who needG5532 no repentanceG3341.

8Or what womanG1135 having tenG1176 pieces of silver, if she loseG622 oneG1520 piece, doth not light a lampG3088, and sweep the houseG3614, and seekG2212 diligently until she findG2147 it? 9And when she hath foundG2147 it, she calleth togetherG4779 her friendsG5384 and neighbors, sayingG3004, RejoiceG4796 with me, for I have foundG2147 the piece which I had lostG622. 10Even soG3779, I sayG3004 unto you, there is joyG5479 in the presenceG1799 of the angelsG32 of GodG2316 over oneG1520 sinnerG268 that repenteth.

11And he saidG3004, A certainG5100 manG444 had twoG1417 sonsG5207: 12and the younger of them saidG3004 to his fatherG3962, FatherG3962, giveG1325 me the portionG3313 ofthy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13And not manyG4183 daysG2250 after, the younger sonG5207 gatheredG4863 all togetherG4863 and took his journey into a far countryG5561; and there he wasted his substance with riotous livingG2198. 14And when he had spentG1159 all, there aroseG1096 a mightyG2478 famineG3042 in that countryG5561; and he beganG757 to be in want. 15And he wentG4198 and joinedG2853 himself to oneG1520 of the citizensG4177 of that countryG5561; and he sentG3992 him into his fieldsG68 to feedG1006 swine. 16And he would fain have filledG1072 his bellyG2836 with the husks that the swine did eatG2068: and no man gaveG1325 unto him. 17But when he cameG2064 to himself he saidG5346, HowG4214 manyG4214 hired servants of my father’sG3962 have breadG740 enough and to spare, and I perishG622 hereG5602 with hungerG3042! 18I will ariseG450 and goG4198 to my fatherG3962, and will sayG3004 unto him, FatherG3962, I have sinnedG264 against heavenG3772, and in thy sight: 19I amG1510 no more worthyG514 to beG1510 calledG2564 thy sonG5207: makeG4160 me as oneG1520 of thy hired servants. 20And he aroseG450, and cameG2064 to his fatherG3962. But while he was yet afar off, his fatherG3962 sawG3708 him, and was moved with compassionG4697, and ranG5143, and fell on his neckG5137, and kissed him. 21And the sonG5207 saidG3004 unto him, FatherG3962, I have sinnedG264 against heavenG3772, and in thy sight: I amG1510 no more worthyG514 to beG1510 calledG2564 thy sonG5207. 22But the fatherG3962 saidG3004 to his servantsG1401, BringG1627 forth quicklyG5036 the best robeG4749, and put it on him; and put a ring on his handG5495, and shoes on his feetG4228: 23and bringG5342 the fatted calfG3448, and killG2380 it, and let us eatG2068, and make merryG2165: 24for this my sonG5207 wasG1510 deadG3498, and isG1510 alive again; he wasG1510 lostG622, and isG1510 foundG2147. And they beganG757 to beG1510 merryG2165. 25NowG1161 his elderG4245 sonG5207 wasG1510 in the fieldG68: and as he cameG2064 and drew nigh to the houseG3614, he heardG191 music and dancing. 26And he calledG4341 to him oneG1520 of the servantsG3816, and inquiredG4441 what these thingsG3778 might beG1510. 27And he saidG3004 unto him, Thy brotherG80 is comeG2240; and thy fatherG3962 hath killedG2380 the fatted calfG3448, because he hath receivedG618 him safe and soundG5198. 28But he was angryG3710, and would not goG1831 in: and his fatherG3962 cameG1831 out, and entreated him. 29But he answeredG611 and saidG3004 to his fatherG3962, Lo, these manyG5118 yearsG2094 do I serveG1398 thee, and I neverG3763 transgressed a commandmentG1785 of thine; and yet thou neverG3763 gavest me a kid, that I might make merryG2165 with my friendsG5384: 30but whenG3753 this thy sonG5207 cameG2064, who hath devouredG2719 thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calfG3448. 31And he saidG3004 unto him, SonG5043, thou art ever with me, and all that isG1510 mine isG1510 thine. 32But it wasG1510 meet to make merryG2165 and beG1510 gladG5463: for this thy brotherG80 wasG1510 deadG3498, and isG1510 aliveG2198 again; and wasG1510 lostG622, and isG1510 foundG2147.