Revised Version 1895

Luke 15

1NowδὲdeG1161allG3956theG3956publicansandG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268wereἮσανĒsanG1510drawingἐγγίζοντεςengizontesG1448nearG1448untohimαὐτῷautōG846forG3956toG2532hearἀκούεινakoueinG191himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

2AndG2532bothτεteG5037theοἵoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andG2532theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122murmured,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778receivethsinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268,andG2532eatethwithG2532themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

3AndδὲdeG1161heG846spake untothemG846thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

4WhatG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofἐξexG1537youG5210,havingG2192ahundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andG2532havingG2192lostἀπολέσαςapolesasG622oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themG846, dothnotοὐouG3756leaveκαταλείπειkataleipeiG2641theG3588ninetyandG2532nineἐννέαenneaG1767inἐνenG1722theG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,andG2532goπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198afterG2532thatG846whichG5101islostἀπολωλὸςapolōlosG622,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193heG2532findεὕρῃheurēG2147itG846?

5AndG2532whenG2532heG2532hathfoundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147itG846,heG2532layethitG846onἐπὶepiG1909hisG846shouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,rejoicingχαίρων,chairōnG5463.

6AndG2532whenG2532heG2532comethhomeοἶκονoikonG3624,heG2532callethtogetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779hisG846friendsφίλουςphilousG5384andG2532hisG846neighbours,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004untothemG846,RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withG2532meG3004,forεἰςeisG1519IG1473havefoundεὗρονheuronG2147myὅτιhotiG3754sheepπρόβατόνprobatonG4263whichG3748waslostἀπολωλός.¶apolōlosG622.

7IG3754sayΛέγωLegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatG3754evensoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779thereG1510shallG1342beἔσταιestaiG1510joyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772overἐπὶepiG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268thatG3754repenteth,moreG3756thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909ninetyandG3772nineἐννέαenneaG1767righteousδικαίοιςdikaioisG1342personsG1342,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748needχρείανchreianG5532noG3756repentanceμετανοίας.¶metanoiasG3341.

8OrἪĒG2228whatτίςtisG5101womanγυνὴgunēG1135havingἔχουσαechousaG2192tenδέκα,dekaG1176piecesofG1520silverG1406,ifG1437sheG1437loseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622oneμίαν,mianG1520piece, dothnotοὐχὶouchiG3780lightἅπτειhapteiG681alampλύχνονluchnonG3088,andκαὶkaiG2532sweepσαροῖsaroiG4563theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,andκαὶkaiG2532seekζητεῖzēteiG2212diligentlyuntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193sheG1437findεὕρῃ;heurēG2147itG1437?

9AndG2532whenG2532sheG3739hathfoundG2147itG2147,sheG3739callethtogetherσυγκαλεῖsugkaleiG4779herG3754friendsφίλαςphilasG5384andG2532neighbours,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,RejoiceσυγχάρητέsugcharēteG4796withG2532meG3004,forG3754IG1473havefoundG2147theG3588piecewhichG3739IG1473hadlostἀπώλεσα.¶apōlesaG622.

10EvensoΟὕτως,HoutōsG3779,IG3004sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thereγίνεταιginetaiG1096isjoyχαρὰcharaG5479inG1909theτῶνtōnG3588presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316theτοῦtouG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316overG1909oneἑνὶheniG1520sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268thatG3004repenteth.

11Andδέ·deG1161heG3004saidG3004, AcertainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444hadtwoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱούς.huiousG5207:

12andG2532theG3588youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501ofG3962themG846saidG3004toG3004hisG846fatherπατρί·patriG3962,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,giveδόςdosG1325meG1325theG3588portionμέροςmerosG3313ofG3962thy substancethatG3004fallethtoG3004meG1325.AndG2532heG2532dividedδιεῖλενdieilenG1244untothemG846hisG846living.

13AndG2532notοὐouG3756manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterG3326theG3956youngerνεώτεροςneōterosG3501sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gatheredG4863allG3956togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863,andG2532tookhisG846journeyἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589intoεἰςeisG1519afarG3588countryχώρανchōranG5561;andG2532thereἐκεῖekeiG1563heG2532wastedhisG846substancewithG3326riotouslivingζῶνzōnG2198.

14AndG2532whenG2532heG2532hadspentδαπανήσαντοςdapanēsantosG1159allπάνταpantaG3956,thereδὲdeG1161aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096amightyἰσχυρὰischuraG2478famineλιμὸςlimosG3042inG2596thatἐκείνην,ekeinēnG1565countryχώρανchōranG5561;andG2532heG2532beganG757toG757beG1096inG2596want.

15AndG2532heG2532wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andG2532joinedἐκολλήθηekollēthēG2853himselfG846toG1519oneἑνὶheniG1520ofG1520theG3588citizensπολιτῶνpolitōnG4177ofG1520thatἐκείνης,ekeinēsG1565countryχώραςchōrasG5561;andG2532heG2532sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992himG846intoG1519hisG846fieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68toG1519feedβόσκεινboskeinG1006swineχοίρους.choirousG5519.

16AndG2532heG2532wouldG3762fain havebeenG2532filledG1072withG575theτῶνtōnG3588husksthatὧνhōnG3739theοἱhoiG3588swineχοῖροι,choiroiG5519didG1325eatἤσθιονēsthionG2068:andG2532noG3762manG3762gaveG1325untohimαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

17ButG1161whenG1161heG1161cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toG1519himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438heG1161saidἔφη·ephēG5346,HowπόσοιposoiG4214manyG4214hiredμίσθιοιmisthioiG3407servantsofG3962myfather’sπατρόςpatrosG3962havebreadἄρτων,artōnG740enoughπερισσεύονταιperisseuontaiG4052andG1161toG1519spare,andG1161IἐγὼegōG1473perishἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiG622hereὧδεhōdeG5602withG1519hungerλιμῷlimōG3042!

18IG1473willG2532ariseἀναστὰςanastasG450andG2532goπορεύσομαιporeusomaiG4198toG1519myG3004fatherπατέραpateraG3962,andG2532willG2532sayG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,IG1473havesinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstπρὸςprosG4314heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,andG2532inG1519thysightἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799:

19IG1473amG1510noG3765moreG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514toG4160beG1510calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207:makeποίησόνpoiēsonG4160meG1473asὡςhōsG5613oneἕναhenaG1520ofG5207thyhiredμισθίωνmisthiōnG3407servants.

20AndG2532heG2532aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450,andG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toG4314hisG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962.ButδὲdeG1161whileG846heG2532wasyetG2532afaroffμακρὰνmakranG3112,hisG846fatherπατὴρpatērG3962sawG3708himG846,andG2532wasmovedG4697withG4314compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697,andG2532ranδραμὼνdramōnG5143,andG2532fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968onἐπὶepiG1909hisG846neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,andG2532kissedκατεφίλησενkatephilēsenG2705himG846.

21AndG2532theG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,Fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,IG2532haveG1510sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264againstG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,andG2532inG1519thysightἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799:IG2532amG1510noG3765moreG3765worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514toG1519beG1510calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207.

22ButδὲdeG1161theG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962saidG3004toG1519hisG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,BringἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627forthquicklyταχὺtachuG5036theG3588bestπρώτηνprōtēnG4413robeστολὴνstolēnG4749,andκαὶkaiG2532putG1325itG846onG1519himG846;andκαὶkaiG2532putG1325aringδακτύλιονdaktulionG1146onG1519hisG846handχεῖραcheiraG5495,andκαὶkaiG2532shoesὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266onG1519hisG846feetπόδας,podasG4228:

23andG2532bringφέρετεphereteG5342theG3588fattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448,andG2532killθύσατε,thusateG2380itG5342,andG2532let useatG2068,andG2532makemerryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24forG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778myG3754sonυἱόςhuiosG5207wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andG2532isG1510aliveG326againG326;heG2532wasG1510lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622,andG2532isG1510foundεὑρέθη.heurethēG2147.AndG2532theyG2532beganG757toG757beG1510merryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25NowδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207wasἮνĒnG1510inἐνenG1722theG3588fieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68:andG2532asὡςhōsG5613heG2532cameG2064andG2532drew nightoG2064theG3588houseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,heG2532heardἤκουσενēkousenG191musicσυμφωνίαςsumphōniasG4858andG2532dancingχορῶν.chorōnG5525.

26AndG2532heG2532calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341toG2532himG2532oneἕναhenaG1520ofG1520theτῶνtōnG3588servantsπαίδωνpaidōnG3816,andG2532inquiredἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whatτίtiG5101theseG3778thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778mightG2532beεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτῷautōG846, ThybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80iscomeἥκει,hēkeiG2240;andG2532thyfatherπατήρpatērG3962hathkilledἔθυσενethusenG2380theG3588fattedcalfμόσχονmoschonG3448,becauseG3754heG2532hathreceivedἀπέλαβεν.apelabenG618himαὐτὸνautonG846safeG5198andG2532soundG5198.

28ButG1161heG2532wasangryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710,andG2532wouldG846notοὐκoukG3756goG1831inG2532:andG2532hisG846fatherπατὴρpatērG3962cameG1831outG1831,andG2532entreatedhimG846.

29ButδὲdeG1161heG2532answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG2532saidG3004toG2443hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3962,LoἰδοὺidouG2400,theseG3588manyτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094doG3708IG1473serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thee,andG2532IG1473neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763transgressed acommandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785ofG3962thine:andG2532yetG2532thouneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763gavestmeG1325a kid,thatG2443IG1473mightG2532makeG1325merryεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withμετὰmetaG3326myG3708friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384:

30butδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778thysonυἱόςhuiosG5207cameG2064,whichG3588hathdevouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719thy livingwithμετὰmetaG3326harlotsπορνῶνpornōnG4204, thou killedstforG2064himαὐτῷautōG846theG3588fattedcalfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448.

31AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043, thou art everwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG3004,andG2532allπάνταpantaG3956thatG3004isεἶ,eiG1510mineG1699isἐστιν.estinG1510thine.

32ButδὲdeG1161itG2147wasG1510meettoG2532makeἔδει,edeiG1163merryεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165andG2532beG1510gladχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463:forὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778thybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andG2532isG1510aliveἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198againG2532;andG2532wasG1510lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622,andG2532isG1510foundG2147.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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