Luke 15

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¹ Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.	¹ Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
² And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."	² And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
³ So he told them this parable:	³ And he spoke to them this parable, saying:
⁴ "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it?	⁴ What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?
⁵ And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.	⁵ And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:
⁶ And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'	⁶ And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost?
⁷ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.	⁷ I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.
⁸ "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?	⁸ Or what woman having ten groats; if she lose one groat, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?
⁹ And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'	⁹ And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.
¹⁰ Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."	¹⁰ So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.
¹¹ And he said, "There was a man who had two sons;	¹¹ And he said: A certain man had two sons:
¹² and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them.	¹² And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.
¹³ Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living.	¹³ And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.
¹⁴ And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want.	¹⁴ And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.
¹⁵ So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.	¹⁵ And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.
¹⁶ And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything.	¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.
¹⁷ But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger!	¹⁷ And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger?
¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;	¹⁸ I will arise, and will go to my father, and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:
¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants."'	¹⁹ I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
²⁰ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.	²⁰ And rising up he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and running to him fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
²¹ And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'	²¹ And the son said to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, I am not now worthy to be called thy son.
²² But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet;	²² And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
²³ and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry;	²³ And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
²⁴ for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry.	²⁴ Because this my son was dead, and is come to life again: was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
²⁵ "Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.	²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field, and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing:
²⁶ And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant.	²⁶ And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
²⁷ And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.'	²⁷ And he said to him: Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe.
²⁸ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,	²⁸ And he was angry, and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him.
²⁹ but he answered his father, 'Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.	²⁹ And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:
³⁰ But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!'	³⁰ But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
³¹ And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.	³¹ But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine.
³² It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"	³² But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found.

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