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| 1. Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. | |
| 2. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them." | |
| 3. So He spoke this parable to them, saying: | |
| 4. What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? | |
| 5. And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. | |
| 6. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' | |
| 7. I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. | |
| 8. Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? | |
| 9. And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!' | |
| 10. Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." | |
| 11. Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. | |
| 12. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. | |
| 13. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. | |
| 14. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. | |
| 15. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. | |
| 16. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. | |
| 17. But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! | |
| 18. I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, | |
| 19. and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants." ' | |
| 20. And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. | |
| 21. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.' | |
| 22. But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. | |
| 23. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; | |
| 24. for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry. | |
| 25. Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. | |
| 26. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. | |
| 27. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.' | |
| 28. But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. | |
| 29. So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. | |
| 30. But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.' | |
| 31. And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. | |
| 32. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' " |
| Verse | |
| 1. Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. | |
| 2. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them." | |
| 3. So He spoke this parable to them, saying: | |
| 4. What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? | |
| 5. And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. | |
| 6. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' | |
| 7. I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. | |
| 8. Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? | |
| 9. And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!' | |
| 10. Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." | |
| 11. Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. | |
| 12. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. | |
| 13. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. | |
| 14. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. | |
| 15. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. | |
| 16. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. | |
| 17. But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! | |
| 18. I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, | |
| 19. and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants." ' | |
| 20. And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. | |
| 21. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.' | |
| 22. But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. | |
| 23. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; | |
| 24. for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry. | |
| 25. Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. | |
| 26. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. | |
| 27. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.' | |
| 28. But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. | |
| 29. So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. | |
| 30. But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.' | |
| 31. And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. | |
| 32. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' " |