New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 15

The Lost Sheep

1NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956thetaxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and thesinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268were comingG1448nearG1448Him to listenἀκούεινakoueinG191to Him.

2BothτεteG5037the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122beganto grumbleδιεγόγγυζονdiegonguzonG1234,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778receivesπροσδέχεταιprosdechetaiG4327sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268andeatsσυνεσθίειsunesthieiG4906with them.”

3SoδὲdeG1161He toldG3004them thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

4“WhatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444amongG1537you, if he hasἔχωνechōnG2192a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and has lostἀπολέσαςapolesasG622oneἓνhenG1520of them, does not leaveκαταλείπειkataleipeiG2641the ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752 G1767in theopenG2048pastureG2048and goπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198afterἐπὶepiG1909the one which is lostἀπολωλὸςapolōlosG622untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he findsεὕρῃheurēG2147it?

5When he has foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147it, he laysἐπιτίθησινepitithēsinG2007it on his shouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,rejoicingχαίρων,chairōnG5463.

6And when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064homeοἶκονoikonG3624,he callsG4779togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779his friendsφίλουςphilousG5384and his neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to them, ‘RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796with me, for I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147my sheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263which was lostἀπολωλός.¶apolōlosG622!’

7I tellΛέγωLegōG3004you that in the sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779wayG3779, there will be morejoyχαρὰcharaG5479in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268who repentsμετανοοῦντιmetanoountiG3340thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752 G1767righteousδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342personsG1342whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748needχρείανchreianG5532noοὐouG3756repentanceμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.

The Lost Coin

8“OrἪĒG2228whatτίςtisG5101womanγυνὴgunēG1135,ifἐὰνeanG1437she hasἔχουσαechousaG2192tenδέκα,dekaG1176silverG1406coinsG1406and losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622oneμίαν,mianG1520coinG1406,does not lightἅπτειhapteiG681a lampλύχνονluchnonG3088and sweepσαροῖsaroiG4563the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614and searchζητεῖzēteiG2212carefullyἐπιμελῶςepimelōsG1960untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193she findsεὕρῃ;heurēG2147it?

9When she has foundεὑροῦσαheurousaG2147it, she callsG4779togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779her friendsφίλαςphilasG5384and neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796with me, for I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147the coinδραχμὴνdrachmēnG1406whichἣνhēnG3739I had lostἀπώλεσα.¶apōlesaG622!’

10In the sameG3779wayG3779,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, there is joyχαρὰcharaG5479in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268who repentsμετανοοῦντι.¶metanoountiG3340.”

The Prodigal Son

11And He saidG3004,“A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207.

12The youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501of them saidG3004to his fatherπατρί·patriG3962, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325methe shareμέροςmerosG3313of the estateοὐσίας.ousiasG3776that fallsἐπιβάλλονepiballonG1911to me.’ SoδὲdeG1161he dividedG1244hiswealthβίον.bionG979betweenG1244them.

13And not manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετ᾽met᾽G3326,the youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheredG4863everythingπάνταpantaG3956togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863and wentG589on a journeyG589into a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563he squanderedδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287his estateοὐσίανousianG3776with looseἀσώτως.asōtōsG811livingζῶνzōnG2198.

14NowδὲdeG1161when he had spentδαπανήσαντοςdapanēsantosG1159everythingπάνταpantaG3956,a severeἰσχυρὰischuraG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096in that countryχώρανchōranG5561,and he beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to be impoverishedὑστερεῖσθαι.hustereisthaiG5302.

15SoG2532he wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andhiredἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853himself out to oneἑνὶheniG1520of the citizensπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177of that countryχώραςchōrasG5561,and he sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992him into his fieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68to feedβόσκεινboskeinG1006swineχοίρους.choirousG5519.

16And he would have gladlyἐπεθύμειepethumeiG1937filledG1072his stomachG2836with thepodsκερατίωνkeratiōnG2769that the swineχοῖροι,choiroiG5519were eatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068,and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was givingἐδίδουedidouG1325anything to him.

17But when he cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tohis sensesἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, ‘HowπόσοιposoiG4214manyG4214of my father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962hiredG3407menG3407haveG4052moreG4052thanG4052enoughG4052breadἄρτων,artōnG740,but I am dyingἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622hereὧδεhōdeG5602with hungerλιμῷlimōG3042!

18I will getἀναστὰςanastasG450up and goπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198to my fatherπατέραpateraG3962,and will sayG3004to him, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, andin your sightἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799;

19I amεἰμὶeimiG1510noG3765longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207;makeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160me as oneἕναhenaG1520of your hiredG3407menG3407.”’

20SoG2532he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064tohis fatherπατέραpateraG3962.But while he was stillἜτιEtiG2089a longG3112wayG3112offἀπέχοντοςapechontosG568,his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708him and feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697for him,and ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143andembracedἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τράχηλονepepesen epi trachēlonG1968 G1909 G5137him and kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705him.

21And the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207saidG3004to him, ‘Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and in your sightἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799;I amεἰμὶeimiG1510noG3765longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207.’

22But the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004to his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401, ‘QuicklyG5035bringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627outthe bestπρώτηνprōtēnG4413robeστολὴνstolēnG4749and putἐνδύσατεendusateG1746it on him, andputδότεdoteG1325a ringδακτύλιονdaktulionG1146on his handχεῖραcheiraG5495and sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266on his feetπόδας,podasG4228;

23and bringφέρετεphereteG5342the fattenedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448,killθύσατε,thusateG2380it, and let us eatG2068and celebrateεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165;

24for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of mineG1473wasdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498and has comeG326to lifeG326againG326;he was lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622and has been foundεὑρέθη.heurethēG2147.’And they beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to celebrateεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25“NowδὲdeG1161his olderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207was in the fieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68,and whenὡςhōsG5613he cameἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064and approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448the houseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,he heardἤκουσενēkousenG191musicσυμφωνίαςsumphōniasG4858and dancingχορῶν.chorōnG5525.

26And he summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of the servantsπαίδωνpaidōnG3816and beganinquiringἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302theseG3778thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778could be.

27And he saidG3004to him, ‘Your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80hasG2240comeἥκει,hēkeiG2240,and your fatherπατήρpatērG3962has killedἔθυσενethusenG2380the fattenedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448becauseG3754he has receivedG618him backG618safeG5198and soundG5198.’

28But he became angryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710and was not willingἤθελενēthelenG2309to goεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525in; and his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962cameἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and beganpleadingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870with him.

29But he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400!For soτοσαῦταtosautaG5118manyG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094I have been servingδουλεύωdouleuōG1398you and I have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763neglectedπαρῆλθον,parēlthonG3928a commandἐντολήνentolēnG1785of yoursG4771; and yetyou have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763givenἔδωκαςedōkasG1325me a youngG2056goatG2056,soG5118that I might celebrateεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165with my friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384;

30but whenὅτεhoteG3753thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of yoursG4771cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064,who has devouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719yourwealthβίονbionG979with prostitutesπορνῶνpornōnG4204,you killedἔθυσαςethusasG2380the fattenedσιτευτὸνsiteutonG4618calfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448for him.’

31And he saidG3004to him, ‘Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043, youhave alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842beenG1510with me, and allπάνταpantaG3956that is mineG1699is yoursG4674.

32But we hadἔδει,edeiG1163to celebrateεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165and rejoiceχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463,for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80of yoursσουsouG4771wasdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498and has begunto liveἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198, and waslostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622and has been foundεὑρέθη.¶heurethēG2147.’”

The Lost Sheep

The Lost Coin

The Prodigal Son

Commentaries on Luke 15