New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 15

The Lost Sheep

1NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956thetaxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268were comingG1448nearG1448Jesus to listenἀκούεινakoueinG191to Him.

2And bothτεteG5037the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122beganto complainδιεγόγγυζονdiegonguzonG1234,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “ThisG3778ManοὗτοςhoutosG3778receivesπροσδέχεταιprosdechetaiG4327sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268andeatsσυνεσθίειsunesthieiG4906with them.”

3And soHe toldG3004them thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

4“WhatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444amongG1537you, if he hasἔχωνechōnG2192a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and has lostἀπολέσαςapolesasG622oneἓνhenG1520of them, does not leaveκαταλείπειkataleipeiG2641the otherninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752 G1767in theopenG2048pastureG2048and goπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198afterἐπὶepiG1909the one that is lostἀπολωλὸςapolōlosG622,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he findsεὕρῃheurēG2147it?

5And when he has foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147it, he putsἐπιτίθησινepitithēsinG2007it on his shouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,rejoicingχαίρων,chairōnG5463.

6And when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064homeοἶκονoikonG3624,he callsG4779togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779his friendsφίλουςphilousG5384and his neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to them, ‘RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withG4796me, becauseὅτιhotiG3754I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147my sheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263that was lostἀπολωλός.¶apolōlosG622!’

7I tellΛέγωLegōG3004you that in the sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779wayG3779, there will be morejoyχαρὰcharaG5479in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268who repentsμετανοοῦντιmetanoountiG3340thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752 G1767righteousδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342peopleG1342whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of repentanceμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.

The Lost Coin

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

9And when she has foundεὑροῦσαheurousaG2147it,she callsG4779togetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779her friendsφίλαςphilasG5384and neighborsγείτοναςgeitonasG1069,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, ‘RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withG4796me, becauseὅτιhotiG3754I have foundεὗρονheuronG2147the coinδραχμὴνdrachmēnG1406whichἣνhēnG3739I had lostἀπώλεσα.¶apōlesaG622!’

10In the sameG3779wayG3779,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, there is joyχαρὰcharaG5479inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799the 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.ousiasG3776thatis comingἐπιβάλλονepiballonG1911to me.’ And sohe dividedG1244hiswealthβίον.bionG979betweenG1244them.

13And not manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετ᾽met᾽G3326,the youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheredG4863everythingπάνταpantaG3956togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863and wentG589onG589aG589journeyG589to a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563he squanderedδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287his estateοὐσίανousianG3776inwildἀσώτως.asōtōsG811livingζῶνzōnG2198.

14NowδὲdeG1161when he hadspentδαπανήσαντοςdapanēsantosG1159everythingπάνταpantaG3956,a severeἰσχυρὰischuraG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096in that countryχώρανchōranG5561,and he beganἤρξατοērxatoG757doingG5302withoutG5302.

15SoG2532he wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andhiredG2853himself outG2853to oneἑνὶheniG1520of the citizensπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177of that countryχώραςchōrasG5561,and he sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992him into his fieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68to feedβόσκεινboskeinG1006pigsχοίρους.choirousG5519.

16And he longedἐπεθύμειepethumeiG1937to haveG5526his fillG5526of the carobG2769podsG2769that the pigsχοῖροι,choiroiG5519were eatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068,and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was givingἐδίδουedidouG1325him anything.

17But when he cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064tohis sensesἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, ‘HowπόσοιposoiG4214manyG4214of my father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962hiredG3407laborersG3407haveG4052moreG4052thanG4052enoughG4052breadἄρτων,artōnG740,but I am dyingἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622hereὧδεhōdeG5602from hungerλιμῷlimōG3042!

18I will setG450outG450and goπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198to my fatherπατέραpateraG3962,and will sayG3004to him, “Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,I have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, andinG1799your sightG1799;

19I amεἰμὶeimiG1510noG3765longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207;treatποίησόνpoiēsonG4160me as oneἕναhenaG1520of your hiredG3407laborersG3407.”’

20SoG2532he setG450outG450and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064tohis fatherπατέραpateraG3962.But when 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 sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andinG1799your sightG1799;I amεἰμὶeimiG1510noG3765longerG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to be calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564your sonυἱόςhuiosG5207.’

22But the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004to his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401, ‘QuicklyG5035bringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627outG1627the bestπρώτηνprōtēnG4413robeστολὴνstolēnG4749and putἐνδύσατεendusateG1746it on him, andputδότεdoteG1325a ringδακτύλιονdaktulionG1146on his fingerχεῖραcheiraG5495and sandalsὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266on his feetπόδας,podasG4228;

23and bringφέρετεphereteG5342the fattenedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448,slaughterθύσατε,thusateG2380it, and let’s eatG2068and celebrateεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165;

24for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of mineG1473wasdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498and has comeG326toG326lifeG326againG326;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 slaughteredἔθυσενethusenG2380the fattenedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448becauseG3754he has receivedG618him backG618safeG5198andG5198soundG5198.’

28But he becameG3710angryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710and was not willingἤθελενēthelenG2309to goεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525inG1525;and his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962cameG1831outG1831and beganpleadingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870with him.

29But he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400!For soτοσαῦταtosautaG5118manyG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094I have been servingδουλεύωdouleuōG1398you and I have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763neglectedπαρῆλθον,parēlthonG3928a commandἐντολήνentolēnG1785of yoursG4771; and yetyou neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763gaveἔδωκαςedōkasG1325me a youngG2056goatG2056,soG2443thatG2443I might celebrateεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165with my friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384;

30but whenὅτεhoteG3753thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sonυἱόςhuiosG5207of yoursG4771cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064,who has devouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719yourwealthβίονbionG979with prostitutesπορνῶνpornōnG4204,you slaughteredἔθυσαςethusasG2380the fattenedσιτευτὸνsiteutonG4618calfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448for him.’

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

32But we hadἔδει,edeiG1163to celebrateεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165and rejoiceχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80of yoursσουsouG4771wasdeadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498and has begunto liveἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198, and waslostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622and has been foundεὑρέθη.¶heurethēG2147.’”

The Lost Sheep

The Lost Coin

The Prodigal Son

Commentaries on Luke 15