Luke 15

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

(Matthew 18:10–14)

1NowG1161 allG3956 theG3588 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 sinnersG268 wereG1510 gathering aroundG1448 to listen toG191 Jesus. 2SoG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 andG2532 scribesG1122 began to grumbleG1234: “ThisG3778 man welcomesG4327 sinnersG268 andG2532 eats withG4906 themG846.”

3ThenG1161 Jesus toldG2036G4314 themG846 thisG3778 parableG3850: 4“WhatG5101 manG444 amongG1537 youG4771, if he hasG2192 a hundredG1540 sheepG4263 andG2532 losesG622 oneG1520 ofG1537 themG846, does notG3756 leaveG2641 theG3588 ninety-nineG1768G1767 inG1722 theG3588 pastureG2048 andG2532 goG4198 afterG1909 theG3588 one that is lostG622, untilG2193 he findsG2147 itG846? 5AndG2532 when he findsG2147 it, he joyfully putsG2007G5463 it onG1909 hisG846 shouldersG5606, 6comesG2064 homeG1519G3588G3624, and calls togetherG4779 his friendsG5384 andG2532 neighborsG1069 to tellG3004 themG846, ‘Rejoice withG4796 meG1473, forG3754 I have foundG2147 myG1473 lostG622 sheepG4263!’ 7I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 in the same wayG3779 there will beG1510 more joyG5479 inG1722 heavenG3772 overG1909 oneG1520 sinnerG268 who repentsG3340 thanG2228 overG1909 ninety-nineG1768G1767 righteous onesG1342 whoG3748 doG2192 notG3756 needG5532 to repentG3341.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

8OrG2228 whatG5101 womanG1135 who hasG2192 tenG1176 silver coinsG14061 and losesG622 oneG1520 of them does notG3780 lightG681 a lampG3088, sweepG4563 her houseG3614, andG2532 searchG2212 carefullyG1960 untilG2193 she findsG2147 itG3739? 9AndG2532 when she findsG2147 it, she calls togetherG4779 her friendsG5384 andG2532 neighborsG1069 to sayG3004, ‘Rejoice withG4796 meG1473, forG3754 I have foundG2147 my lostG622 coinG1406.’ 10In the same wayG3779, I tellG3004 youG4771, there isG1096 joyG5479 in the presenceG1799 of God’sG2316 angelsG32 overG1909 oneG1520 sinnerG268 who repentsG3340.”

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

(Deuteronomy 21:18–21)

11ThenG1161 Jesus saidG2036, “There was aG5100 manG444 who hadG2192 twoG1417 sonsG5207. 12TheG3588 youngerG3501 son saidG2036 toG3588 him, ‘FatherG3962, giveG1325 meG1473 myG1911 shareG3313 of theG3588 estateG3776.’ SoG1161 he dividedG1244 his propertyG979 between themG846.

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AfterG3326 a fewG3756G4183 daysG2250, theG3588 youngerG3501 sonG5207 got everything togetherG4863G3956 and journeyedG589 toG1519 a distantG3117 countryG5561, where he squanderedG1287 hisG846 wealthG3776 in wildG811 livingG2198.

14AfterG1161 heG846 had spentG1159 allG3956 he had, a severeG2478 famineG3042 sweptG1096 throughG2596 thatG1565 countryG5561, andG2532 heG846 beganG756 to be in needG5302. 15So he wentG4198 and hired himself outG2853 to aG1520 citizenG4177 of thatG1565 countryG5561, who sentG3992 himG846 intoG1519 hisG846 fieldsG68 to feedG1006 the pigsG5519. 16He longedG1937 to fillG1072 hisG846 bellyG2836 withG1537 theG3588 podsG2769 theG3588 pigsG5519 were eatingG2068, butG2532 no oneG3762 would giveG1325 himG846 a thing.

17FinallyG1161 he cameG2064 toG1519 his sensesG1438 and saidG5346, ‘How manyG4214 ofG3588 myG1473 father’sG3962 hired servantsG3407 have plentyG4052 of foodG740, butG1161 hereG5602 I amG1473, starvingG3042 to deathG622! 18I will get upG450 and go backG4198 toG4314 myG1473 fatherG3962 andG2532 sayG2046 to himG846, “FatherG3962, I have sinnedG264 againstG1519 heavenG3772 andG2532 againstG1799 youG4771. 19I amG1510 no longerG3765 worthyG514 to be calledG2564 yourG4771 sonG5207. MakeG4160 meG1473 likeG5613 oneG1520 ofG3588 yourG4771 hired servantsG3407.”’

20SoG2532 he got upG450 and wentG2064 toG4314 hisG1438 fatherG3962. But whileG1161 he wasG846 stillG2089 in the distanceG3112G568, hisG846 fatherG3962 sawG3708 himG846 andG2532 was filled with compassionG4697. He ranG5143 to his son, embraced himG1968G1909G846G3588G5137, andG2532 kissedG2705 himG846.

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TheG3588 sonG5207 declaredG2036, ‘FatherG3962, I have sinnedG264 againstG1519 heavenG3772 andG2532 againstG1799 youG4771. I amG1510 no longerG3765 worthyG514 to be calledG2564 yourG4771 sonG5207.2’

22ButG1161 theG3588 fatherG3962 saidG2036 toG4314 hisG846 servantsG1401, ‘QuickG5035! BringG1627 theG3588 bestG4413 robeG4749 andG2532 put it onG1746 himG846. PutG1325 a ringG1146 onG1519 hisG846 fingerG5495 andG2532 sandalsG5266 onG1519 hisG3588 feetG4228. 23BringG5342 theG3588 fattenedG4618 calfG3448 and killG2380 it. Let us feastG5315 and celebrateG2165. 24ForG3754 thisG3778 sonG5207 of mineG1473 wasG1510 deadG3498 andG2532 is alive againG326! He wasG1510 lostG622 andG2532 is foundG2147!’ SoG2532 they beganG756 to celebrateG2165.

25MeanwhileG1161 theG3588 olderG4245 sonG5207 wasG1510 inG1722 the fieldG68, andG2532 asG5613 he approachedG2064G1448 theG3588 houseG3614, he heardG191 musicG4858 andG2532 dancingG5525. 26SoG2532 he calledG4341 oneG1520 of theG3588 servantsG3816 and askedG4441 whatG5101G302 was going onG3778G1510.

27‘YourG4771 brotherG80 has returnedG2240,’ he saidG2036, ‘andG2532 yourG4771 fatherG3962 has killedG2380 theG3588 fattenedG4618 calfG3448, becauseG3754 he has him backG618G846 safe and soundG5198.’

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The older son became angryG3710 andG2532 refusedG3756G2309 to go inG1525. SoG1161 hisG846 fatherG3962 came outG1831 and pleaded withG3870 himG846.

29ButG1161 he answeredG611G2036G3588 hisG846 fatherG3962, ‘LookG2400, all theseG5118 yearsG2094 I have servedG1398 youG4771 andG2532 neverG3763 disobeyedG3928 a commandmentG1785 of yoursG4771. YetG2532 you never gaveG3763G1325 meG1473 even a young goatG2056 soG2443 I could celebrateG2165 withG3326 myG1473 friendsG5384. 30ButG1161 whenG3753 thisG3778 sonG5207 of yoursG4771 returns fromG2064 squanderingG2719 yourG4771 wealthG979 withG3326 prostitutesG4204, you killG2380 theG3588 fattenedG4618 calfG3448 for himG846!’

31‘SonG5043, youG4771 areG1510 alwaysG3842 withG3326 meG1473,’ the father saidG2036, ‘andG2532 allG3956 thatG3588 is mineG1699 isG1510 yoursG4674. 32ButG1161 it was fittingG1163 to celebrateG2165 andG2532 be gladG5463, becauseG3754 thisG3778 brotherG80 of yoursG4771 wasG1510 deadG3498 andG2532 is alive againG2198; he was lostG622 andG2532 is foundG2147.’”