Gospel According To Luke

Gospel According to Luke (MLV)

Luke 15)

^15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him to hear him.^15:2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

^15:3 And he spoke to them this parable, saying,^15:4 What man out of you*, having a hundred sheep and having lost one out of them, does not leave the ninety nine in the wilderness and go after what is lost, until he find it?^15:5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.^15:6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep which was lost.^15:7 I say to you*, that even so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

^15:8 Or what woman having ten two-denarius coins, if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully until she find it?^15:9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I have found the piece which I had lost.^15:10 Even so, I say to you*, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

^15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:^15:12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father give me the part of the estate falling to me. And he divided to them his livelihood.^15:13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and journeyed into a far country; and he wasted his estate with riotous living there.^15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in need.^15:15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his field to feed swine.^15:16 And he desired to fill his belly with the carob pods that the swine ate and no one gave to him.^15:17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread? But I am perishing here with hunger!^15:18 I will arise and go to my father and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight:^15:19 I am no more worthy to be called your* son: make me as one of your hired servants.^15:20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.^15:21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight: I am no more worthy to be called your son.^15:22 But the father said to his bondservants, Bring out the best robe and clothe him; and give him a ring FOR his hand and sandals FOR his feet:^15:23 and bring the fattened calf and kill it and let us be eating and be merry.^15:24 Because this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.^15:25 Now his elder son was in the field and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard _<23>singing and dancing.^15:26 And he called to him one of the manservants and inquired what these things might be.^15:27 And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him safe and sound.^15:28 But he was angry and was not willing to go in and his father came out and encouraged him.^15:29 But he answered and said to his father, Behold, I did serve you these many years and I never transgressed a commandment of yours; and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might be merry with my friends.^15:30 But when this your son came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fattened calf for him.^15:31 And he said to him, Child, you are always with me and all that is mine is yours.^15:32 But it was needful for us to be merry and rejoice: because this one, your brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.

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