Luke 15
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Luke 15:11-24

11And He saidG3004, “A manG444 hadG2192 twoG1417 sonsG5207. 12The youngerG3501 of them saidG3004 to his fatherG3962, ‘FatherG3962, giveG1325 me 1the shareG3313 of the estateG3776 that fallsG1911 to me.’ SoG1161 he dividedG1244 his 23wealthG979 betweenG1244 them. 13And not manyG4183 daysG2250 laterG3326, the youngerG3501 sonG5207 gatheredG4863 everythingG3956 togetherG4863 and wentG589 on a journeyG589 into a distantG3117 countryG5561, and thereG1563 he squanderedG1287 his estateG3776 with looseG811 livingG2198. 14NowG1161 when he had spentG1159 everythingG3956, a severeG2478 famineG3042 occurredG1096 in that countryG5561, and he beganG757 to be impoverishedG5302. 15SoG2532 he wentG4198 and 4hiredG2853 himself out to oneG1520 of the citizensG4177 of that countryG5561, and he sentG3992 him into his fieldsG68 to feedG1006 swineG5519. 16And he would have gladlyG1937 filledG1072 his stomachG2836 with the 5podsG2769 that the swineG5519 were eatingG2068, and noG3762 oneG3762 was givingG1325 anything to him. 17But when he cameG2064 to 6his sensesG1438, he saidG5346, ‘HowG4214 manyG4214 of my father’sG3962 hiredG3407 menG3407 haveG4052 moreG4052 thanG4052 enoughG4052 breadG740, but I am dyingG622 hereG5602 with hungerG3042! 18I will getG450 up and goG4198 to my fatherG3962, and will sayG3004 to him, “FatherG3962, I have sinnedG264 againstG1519 heavenG3772, and 7in your sightG1799; 19I amG1510 noG3765 longerG3765 worthyG514 to be calledG2564 your sonG5207; makeG4160 me as oneG1520 of your hiredG3407 menG3407.”’ 20SoG2532 he gotG450 up and cameG2064 to 8his fatherG3962. But while he was stillG2089 a longG3112 wayG3112 offG568, his fatherG3962 sawG3708 him and feltG4697 compassionG4697 for him, and ranG5143 and 910embracedG1968G1909G5137 him and kissedG2705 him. 21And the sonG5207 saidG3004 to him, ‘FatherG3962, I have sinnedG264 againstG1519 heavenG3772 and in your sightG1799; I amG1510 noG3765 longerG3765 worthyG514 to be calledG2564 your sonG5207.’ 22But the fatherG3962 saidG3004 to his slavesG1401, ‘QuicklyG5035 bringG1627 out 11the bestG4413 robeG4749 and putG1746 it on him, and 12putG1325 a ringG1146 on his handG5495 and sandalsG5266 on his feetG4228; 23and bringG5342 the fattenedG4618 calfG3448, killG2380 it, and let us eatG2068 and celebrateG2165; 24for thisG3778 sonG5207 of mineG1473 was 13deadG3498 and has comeG326 to lifeG326 againG326; he was lostG622 and has been foundG2147.’ And they beganG757 to celebrateG2165.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 15:12 Deut 21:17 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 15:12 Lit living ↩
  3. 3. Luke 15:12 Mark 12:44; Luke 15:30 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 15:15 Lit was joined to ↩
  5. 5. Luke 15:16 I.e. of the carob tree ↩
  6. 6. Luke 15:17 Lit himself ↩
  7. 7. Luke 15:18 Lit before you ↩
  8. 8. Luke 15:20 Lit his own ↩
  9. 9. Luke 15:20 Lit fell on his neck ↩
  10. 10. Luke 15:20 Gen 45:14; 46:29; Acts 20:37 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 15:22 Zech 3:4; Rev 6:11 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 15:22 Gen 41:42 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 15:24 Matt 8:22; Luke 9:60; 15:32; Rom 11:15; Eph 2:1, 5; 5:14; Col 2:13; 1 Tim 5:6 ↩

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