New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 15:22-32

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.’”

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