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Luke 15

1Andallthetax-gatherersandthesinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268wereG1510comingneartohimtohearἀκούεινakoueinG191him;

2andthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andthescribesG1122murmured,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,This[manοὗτοςhoutosG3778]receivesG4327sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268andeatswiththem.

3AndhespokeG3004tothemthisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

4WhatmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofyouhavingahundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andhavinglostG622oneἓνhenG1520ofthem,doesnotleaveG2641theninetyandnineἐννέαenneaG1767inthewildernessG2048andgoG4198afterthatwhichislostG622,untilhefindεὕρῃheurēG2147it?

5andhavingfoundG2147it,helaysG2007ituponhisownshouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,rejoicingG5463;

6andbeingcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tothehouseοἶκονoikonG3624,callstogetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779thefriendsφίλουςphilousG5384andtheneighbours,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004tothem,RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withme,forIhavefoundG2147mylostG622sheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263.

7IsayΛέγωLegōG3004untoyou,thatthusG3779thereshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510joyχαρὰcharaG5479inheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772foroneἑνὶheniG1520repentingsinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268, [more]thanforninetyandnineἐννέαenneaG1767righteousδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342whohavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532ofrepentanceμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.

8Or,whatwomanγυνὴgunēG1135havingtenδέκα,dekaG1176drachmas,ifsheloseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622oneμίαν,mianG1520drachma,doesnotlightalampλύχνονluchnonG3088andsweepthehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614andseekζητεῖzēteiG2212carefullytillshefindεὕρῃ;heurēG2147it?

9andhavingfoundG2147itshecallstogetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779thefriendsφίλαςphilasG5384andneighbours,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withme,forIhavefoundG2147thedrachmawhichIhadlostG622.

10ThusΟὕτως,HoutōsG3779,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thereisjoyχαρὰcharaG5479beforetheangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316foroneἑνὶheniG1520repentingsinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268.

11AndhesaidG3004,AcertainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444hadtwoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207;

12andtheyoungerofthemsaidG3004tohisfatherπατρί·patriG3962,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325tometheshareofthepropertythatfalls[tome].Andhedividedtothemwhathewaspossessedof.

13AndafternotmanyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250theyoungersonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheringG4863alltogetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863wentawayintoacountryχώρανchōranG5561alongwayoff,andtheredissipatedhisproperty,livingG2198indebauchery.

14ButwhenhehadspentG1159alltherearoseἐγένετοegenetoG1096aviolentfamineλιμὸςlimosG3042throughoutthatcountryχώρανchōranG5561,andhebeganG757tobeinwant.

15AndhewentG4198andjoinedἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853himselftooneἑνὶheniG1520ofthecitizensπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177ofthatcountryχώραςchōrasG5561,andhesentG3992himintohisfieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68tofeedβόσκεινboskeinG1006swine.

16AndhelongedtofillG1072hisbellyG2836withthehuskswhichtheswinewereeatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068;andnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762gaveG1325tohim.

17AndcomingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tohimself,hesaidἔφη·ephēG5346,HowπόσοιposoiG4214manyG4214hiredservantsofmy father'shaveabundanceπερισσεύονταιperisseuontaiG4052ofbreadἄρτων,artōnG740,andIperishἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622hereὧδεhōdeG5602byfamineG3042.

18IwillriseG450upandgoπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198tomyfatherπατέραpateraG3962,andIwillsayG3004tohim,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,IhavesinnedG264againstheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andbeforethee;

19IamG1510nolongerworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514tobeG1510calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207:makeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160measoneἕναhenaG1520ofthyhiredservants.

20AndheroseG450upandwenttohisownG1438fatherπατέραpateraG3962.Butwhilehewasyetalongwayoff,hisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708him,andwasmovedwithcompassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697,andranδραμὼνdramōnG5143,andfelluponhisneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,andcoveredhimwithkisses.

21AndthesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207saidG3004tohim,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,IhavesinnedG264againstheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andbeforethee;IamG1510nolongerworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514tobeG1510calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207.

22ButthefatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004tohisbondmen,BringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627outthebestrobeστολὴνstolēnG4749andclothehimin[it],andputaringonhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495andsandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266onhisfeetG4228;

23andbringφέρετεphereteG5342thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448andkillθύσατε,thusateG2380it,andlet useatG2068andmakemerryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24forthismysonυἱόςhuiosG5207wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498andhascometolife,wasG1510lostG622andhasbeenG1510foundG2147.AndtheybeganG757tomakemerryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25AndhiselderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasG1510inthefieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68;andas,comingG2064[up],hedrew nightothehouseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,heheardG191musicanddancing.

26AndhavingcalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520oftheservantsπαίδωνpaidōnG3816,heinquiredG4441whatthesethingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778mightbeεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndhesaidG3004tohim, ThybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80iscomeἥκει,hēkeiG2240,andthyfatherπατήρpatērG3962haskilledἔθυσενethusenG2380thefattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448becausehehasreceivedG618himsafeandwell.

28ButhebecameangryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710andwouldnotgoG1831in.AndhisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962wentG1831outandbesoughthim.

29ButheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004tohisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,soG2443manyτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094IserveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thee,andneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763haveItransgressedacommandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785ofthine;andtomehast thouneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763givenἔδωκαςedōkasG1325akidthatImightmakemerryεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withmyfriendsφίλωνphilōnG5384:

30butwhenὅτεhoteG3753thisthysonυἱόςhuiosG5207,whohasdevouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719thy substancewithharlots,iscomeG2064, thou hastkilledἔθυσαςethusasG2380forhimthefattedcalfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448.

31ButhesaidG3004tohim,ChildG5043, thou art everwithme,andallthatisG1510mineisG1510thine.

32ButitwasG1510righttomakemerryεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165andrejoiceχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463,becausethisthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498andhascometolifeagain,andwasG1510lostG622andhasbeenG1510foundG2147.

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