Berean Standard Bible

Luke 15:1-20

1NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268wereἮσανĒsanG1510gathering aroundἐγγίζοντεςengizontesG1448αὐτῷautōG846to listen toἀκούεινakoueinG191Jesusαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

2SoκαὶkaiG2532τεteG5037theοἵoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122began to grumbleδιεγόγγυζονdiegonguzonG1234λέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754: “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwelcomesπροσδέχεταιprosdechetaiG4327sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268andκαὶkaiG2532eats withσυνεσθίειsunesthieiG4906themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”

3ThenδὲdeG1161JesustoldΕἶπεν πρὸςEipen prosG2036 G4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850λέγων·legōnG3004:

4“WhatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444amongἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771, ifhe hasἔχωνechōnG2192a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532losesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846,does notοὐouG3756leaveκαταλείπειkataleipeiG2641theτὰtaG3588ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768 G1767inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588pastureἐρήμῳerēmōG2048andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198afterἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588onethat is lostἀπολωλὸςapolōlosG622,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he findsεὕρῃheurēG2147itαὐτό;autoG846?

5AndκαὶkaiG2532when he findsεὑρὼνheurōnG2147it,he joyfully putsἐπιτίθησιν χαίρων,epitithēsin chairōnG2007 G5463itonἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588shouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,

6καὶkaiG2532comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064homeεἰς τὸν οἶκονeis ton oikonG1519 G3588 G3624, andcalls togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779hisτοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλουςphilousG5384andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069to tellλέγωνlegōnG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, ‘Rejoice withσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796meG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147myG1473τὸtoG3588lostἀπολωλός.¶apolōlosG622τὸtoG3588sheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263!’

7I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754in the same wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779there will beἔσταιestaiG1510morejoyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268who repentsμετανοοῦντιmetanoountiG3340thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768 G1767righteous onesδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748doἔχουσινechousinG2192notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532to repentμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.

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.”

11Thenδέ·deG1161JesussaidΕἶπενEipenG2036, “There wasaτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444who hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207.

12καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonαὐτῶνautōnG846saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588himπατρί·patriG3962, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1473τὸtoG3588myἐπιβάλλονepiballonG1911shareμέροςmerosG3313of theτῆςtēsG3588estateοὐσίας.ousiasG3776.’SoδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he dividedδιεῖλενdieilenG1244hisτὸνtonG3588propertyβίον.bionG979between themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

13καὶkaiG2532Afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326a fewοὐ πολλὰςou pollasG3756 G4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,theὁhoG3588youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207got everything togetherσυναγαγὼν πάνταsunagagōn pantaG4863 G3956andjourneyedἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589toεἰςeisG1519a 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.

16καὶkaiG2532He longedἐπεθύμειepethumeiG1937to fillG1072hisG846G3588bellyG2836withἐκekG1537theG3588podsκερατίωνkeratiōnG2769ὧνhōnG3739theG3588pigsχοῖροι,choiroiG5519were eatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068,butκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762would giveἐδίδουedidouG1325himG846a thing.

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.

19I amεἰμὶeimiG1510no longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564yourσου.souG4771sonυἱόςhuiosG5207.MakeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160meG1473likeὡςhōsG5613oneἕναhenaG1520ofτῶνtōnG3588yourσου.souG4771hired servantsμισθίωνmisthiōnG3407.”’

20SoκαὶkaiG2532he got upἀναστὰςanastasG450andwentἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314hisἑαυτοῦ.¶he'autouG1438τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962.But whileδὲdeG1161he wasαὐτοῦautouG846stillἜτιEtiG2089in the distanceμακρὰν ἀπέχοντοςmakran apechontosG3112 G568,hisαὐτὸνautonG846ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708himαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532was filled with compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697καὶkaiG2532.He ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143to his son,embraced himἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦepepesen epi ton trachēlon autouG1968 G1909 G846 G3588 G5137,andκαὶkaiG2532kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705himαὐτόν.autonG846.

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