Berean Standard Bible
Luke 15
(Matthew 18:10–14)
2SoκαὶkaiG2532τεteG5037theοἵoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122began to grumbleδιεγόγγυζονdiegonguzonG1234λέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754: “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwelcomesπροσδέχεταιprosdechetaiG4327sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268andκαὶkaiG2532eats withσυνεσθίειsunesthieiG4906themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”
4“WhatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444amongἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771, ifhe hasἔχωνechōnG2192a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532losesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846,does notοὐouG3756leaveκαταλείπειkataleipeiG2641theτὰtaG3588ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768G1767inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588pastureἐρήμῳerēmōG2048andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198afterἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588onethat is lostἀπολωλὸςapolōlosG622,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he findsεὕρῃheurēG2147itαὐτό;autoG846?
6καὶkaiG2532comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064homeεἰς τὸν οἶκονeis ton oikonG1519G3588G3624, andcalls togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779hisτοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλουςphilousG5384andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069to tellλέγωνlegōnG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, ‘Rejoice withσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796meG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147myG1473τὸtoG3588lostἀπολωλός.¶apolōlosG622τὸtoG3588sheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263!’
7I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754in the same wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779there will beἔσταιestaiG1510morejoyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268who repentsμετανοοῦντιmetanoountiG3340thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768G1767righteous onesδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748doἔχουσινechousinG2192notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532to repentμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8OrἪĒG2228whatτίςtisG5101womanγυνὴgunēG1135who hasἔχουσαechousaG2192tenδέκα,dekaG1176silver coinsδραχμὰςdrachmasG1406andἐὰνeanG1437losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622oneμίαν,mianG1520of themδραχμὴνdrachmēnG1406does notοὐχὶouchiG3780lightἅπτειhapteiG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088καὶkaiG2532,sweepσαροῖsaroiG4563herτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,andκαὶkaiG2532searchζητεῖzēteiG2212carefullyἐπιμελῶςepimelōsG1960untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193she findsεὕρῃ;heurēG2147itοὗhouG3739?
9AndκαὶkaiG2532when she findsεὑροῦσαheurousaG2147it,she calls togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779herτὰςtasG3588friendsφίλαςphilasG5384andκαὶkaiG2532neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069to sayλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘Rejoice withσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796meG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147myτὴνtēnG3588ἣνhēnG3739lostἀπώλεσα.¶apōlesaG622coinδραχμὴνdrachmēnG1406.’
10In the same wayΟὕτως,HoutōsG3779,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,there isγίνεταιginetaiG1096joyχαρὰcharaG5479in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τῶνtōnG3588of God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268who repentsμετανοοῦντι.¶metanoountiG3340.”
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
(Deuteronomy 21:18–21)
12καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonαὐτῶνautōnG846saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588himπατρί·patriG3962, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1473τὸtoG3588myἐπιβάλλονepiballonG1911shareμέροςmerosG3313of theτῆςtēsG3588estateοὐσίας.ousiasG3776.’SoδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he dividedδιεῖλενdieilenG1244hisτὸνtonG3588propertyβίον.bionG979between themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.
13καὶkaiG2532Afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326a fewοὐ πολλὰςou pollasG3756G4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,theὁhoG3588youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207got everything togetherσυναγαγὼν πάνταsunagagōn pantaG4863G3956andjourneyedἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589toεἰςeisG1519a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561καὶkaiG2532, whereἐκεῖekeiG1563he squanderedδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wealthοὐσίανousianG3776in wildἀσώτως.asōtōsG811livingζῶνzōnG2198.
14AfterδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846had spentδαπανήσαντοςdapanēsantosG1159allπάνταpantaG3956he had,a severeἰσχυρὰischuraG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042sweptἐγένετοegenetoG1096throughκατὰkataG2596thatἐκείνην,ekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588countryχώρανchōranG5561,andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846beganG756to be in needὑστερεῖσθαι.hustereisthaiG5302.
15SoκαὶkaiG2532he wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andhired himself outἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853to aἑνὶheniG1520τῶνtōnG3588citizenπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177of thatἐκείνης,ekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588countryχώραςchōrasG5561, whoκαὶkaiG2532sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588fieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68to feedβόσκεινboskeinG1006thepigsχοίρους.choirousG5519.
17FinallyδὲdeG1161he cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519his sensesἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, ‘How manyπόσοιposoiG4214ofτοῦtouG3588myG1473father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962hired servantsμίσθιοιmisthioiG3407have plentyπερισσεύονταιperisseuontaiG4052of foodἄρτων,artōnG740,butδὲdeG1161hereὧδεhōdeG5602I amG1473,starvingλιμῷlimōG3042to deathἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622!
18I will get upἀναστὰςanastasG450andgo backπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314myG1473τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532sayG2046to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532againstἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799youσου·souG4771.
20SoκαὶkaiG2532he got upἀναστὰςanastasG450andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314hisἑαυτοῦ.¶he'autouG1438τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962.But whileδὲdeG1161he wasαὐτοῦautouG846stillἜτιEtiG2089in the distanceμακρὰν ἀπέχοντοςmakran apechontosG3112G568,hisαὐτὸνautonG846ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708himαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532was filled with compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697καὶkaiG2532.He ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143to his son,embraced himἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦepepesen epi ton trachēlon autouG1968G1909G846G3588G5137,andκαὶkaiG2532kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705himαὐτόν.autonG846.
21δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207declaredεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532againstἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799youσου·souG4771.I amεἰμὶeimiG1510no longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564yourσουsouG4771sonυἱόςhuiosG5207.’
22ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401, ‘QuickG5035!BringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627theτὴνtēnG3588bestπρώτηνprōtēnG4413robeστολὴνstolēnG4749andκαὶkaiG2532put it onἐνδύσατεendusateG1746himαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532.PutδότεdoteG1325a ringδακτύλιονdaktulionG1146onεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588fingerχεῖραcheiraG5495andκαὶkaiG2532sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266onεἰςeisG1519hisτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδας,podasG4228.
24ForὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of mineG1473wasἦνēnG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498andκαὶkaiG2532is alive againἀνέζησεν,anezēsenG326!He wasἦνēnG1510lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622andκαὶkaiG2532is foundεὑρέθη.heurethēG2147!’SoκαὶkaiG2532they beganG756to celebrateεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.
25MeanwhileδὲdeG1161αὐτοῦautouG846theὁhoG3588olderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245ὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasἮνĒnG1510inἐνenG1722thefieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68,andκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613he approachedἐρχόμενος ἤγγισενerchomenos ēngisenG2064G1448theτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,he heardἤκουσενēkousenG191musicσυμφωνίαςsumphōniasG4858andκαὶkaiG2532dancingχορῶν.chorōnG5525.
27‘YourσουsouG4771ὉHoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80has returnedἥκει,hēkeiG2240δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’he saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷautōG846ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588fatherπατήρpatērG3962has killedἔθυσενethusenG2380theτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588fattenedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has him backαὐτὸν ἀπέλαβεν.auton apelabenG618G846safe and soundὑγιαίνονταhugiainontaG5198.’
29ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588he answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷapokritheis eipen tōG611G2036G3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3962, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400,all theseτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094I have servedδουλεύωdouleuōG1398youσοιsoiG4771andκαὶkaiG2532neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763disobeyedπαρῆλθον,parēlthonG3928a commandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785of yoursσουsouG4771.YetκαὶkaiG2532you never gaveοὐδέποτε ἔδωκαςoudepote edōkasG3763G1325meG1473evena young goatἔριφονeriphonG2056soἵναinaG2443I could celebrateεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withμετὰmetaG3326myG1473τῶνtōnG3588friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384.
30ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of yoursσουsouG4771returns fromἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064ὁhoG3588squanderingκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588wealthβίονbionG979withμετὰmetaG3326prostitutesπορνῶνpornōnG4204,you killἔθυσαςethusasG2380theτὸνtonG3588fattenedσιτευτὸνsiteutonG4618calfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448for himαὐτῷautōG846!’
32ButδὲdeG1161it was fittingἔδει,edeiG1163to celebrateεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165andκαὶkaiG2532be gladχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80of yoursσουsouG4771wasἦνēnG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498andκαὶkaiG2532is alive againἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198καὶkaiG2532;he was lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622andκαὶkaiG2532is foundεὑρέθη.¶heurethēG2147.’”
Commentaries on Luke 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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