ASV_Strong : Luke 15
1. Now[G1161] all[G3956] the publicans[G5057] and[G2532] sinners[G268] were drawing[G2258] near[G1448] unto him[G846] to hear[G191] him[G846].
2. And[G2532] both the Pharisees[G5330] and[G2532] the scribes[G1122] murmured[G1234], saying[G3754], This man[G3778] receiveth[G4327] sinners[G268], and[G2532] eateth[G4906] with them[G846].
3. And[G1161] he spake[G2036] unto[G4314] them[G846] this[G3778] parable[G3850], saying[G3004],
4. What[G5101] man[G444] of[G1537] you[G5216], having[G2192] a hundred[G1540] sheep[G4263], and[G2532] having lost[G622] one[G1520] of[G1537] them[G846], doth[G2641] not[G3756] leave[G2641] the ninety and nine[G1768] in[G1722] the wilderness[G2048], and[G2532] go[G4198] after[G1909] that which[G3588] is lost[G622], until[G2193] he find[G2147] it[G846]?
5. And[G2532] when he hath found[G2147] it[G2007], he layeth it on[G1909] his[G1438] shoulders[G5606], rejoicing[G5463].
6. And[G2532] when he cometh[G2064, 1519] home[G3624], he calleth together[G4779] his friends[G5384] and[G2532] his neighbors[G1069], saying[G3004] unto them[G846], Rejoice with[G4796] me[G3427], for[G3754] I have found[G2147] my[G3450] sheep[G4263] which[G3588] was lost[G622].
7. I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], that[G3754] even so[G3779] there shall be[G2071] joy[G5479] in[G1722] heaven[G3772] over[G1909] one[G1520] sinner[G268] that repenteth[G3340], more than[G2228] over[G1909] ninety and nine[G1768] righteous persons[G1342], who[G3748, 2192] need[G5532] no[G3756] repentance[G3341].
8. Or[G2228] what[G5101] woman[G1135] having[G2192] ten[G1176] pieces of silver[G1406], if[G1437] she lose[G622] one[G1520] piece[G1406], doth[G681] not[G3780] light[G681] a lamp[G3088], and[G2532] sweep[G4563] the house[G3614], and[G2532] seek[G2212] diligently[G1960] until[G2193, 3755] she find it[G2147]?
9. And[G2532] when she hath found[G2147] it[G4779], she calleth together[G4779] her friends[G5384] and[G2532] neighbors[G1069], saying[G3004], Rejoice with[G4796] me[G3427], for[G3754] I have found[G2147] the piece[G1406] which[G3739] I had lost[G622].
10. Even so[G3779], I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], there is[G1096] joy[G5479] in the presence of[G1799] the angels[G32] of God[G2316] over[G1909] one[G1520] sinner[G268] that repenteth[G3340].
11. And[G1161] he said[G2036], A certain[G5100] man[G444] had[G2192] two[G1417] sons[G5207]:
12. and[G2532] the younger[G3501] of them[G846] said[G2036] to[G3962] his father[G3962], Father[G3962], give[G1325] me[G3427] the portion[G3313] of thy substance[G3776] that falleth[G1911] to me[G2532]. And he divided[G1244] unto them[G846] his living[G979].
13. And[G2532] not[G3756] many[G4183] days[G2250] after[G3326], the younger[G3501] son[G5207] gathered[G4863] all[G537] together[G4863] and took his journey[G589] into[G1519] a far[G3117] country[G5561]; and[G2532] there[G1563] he wasted[G1287] his[G846] substance[G3776] with riotous[G811] living[G2198].
14. And[G1161] when he[G846] had spent[G1159] all[G3956], there arose[G1096] a mighty[G2478] famine[G3042] in[G2596] that[G1565] country[G5561]; and[G2532] he[G846] began[G756] to be in want[G5302].
15. And[G2532] he went[G4198] and joined himself[G2853] to[G1520] one of the citizens[G4177] of that[G1565] country[G5561]; and[G2532] he sent[G3992] him[G846] into[G1519] his[G846] fields[G68] to feed[G1006] swine[G5519].
16. And[G2532] he would fain[G1937] have filled[G1072] his[G846] belly[G2836] with[G575] the husks[G2769] that[G3739] the swine[G5519] did eat[G2068]: and[G2532] no man[G3762] gave[G1325] unto him[G846].
17. But when he came[G2064] to[G1519] himself[G1438] he said[G2036], How many[G4214] hired servants[G3407] of my[G3450] father[G3962]'s have bread[G740] enough and[G1161] to spare[G4052], and[G1161] I[G1473] perish[G622] here with hunger[G3042]!
18. I will arise[G450] and go[G4198] to[G4314] my[G3450] father[G3962], and[G2532] will say[G2046] unto him[G846], Father[G3962], I have sinned[G264] against[G1519] heaven[G3772], and[G2532] in thy[G4675] sight[G1799]:
19. I[G2532] am[G1510] no more[G3765] worthy[G514] to be called[G2564] your[G4675] son[G5207]: make[G4160] me[G3165] as[G5613] one[G1520] of thy[G4675] hired servants[G3407].
20. And[G2532] he arose[G450], and came[G2064] to[G4314] his[G1438] father[G3962]. But[G1161] while he[G846] was[G568] yet[G2089] afar off[G3112], his[G846] father[G3962] saw[G1492] him[G846], and[G2532] was moved with compassion[G4697], and[G2532] ran[G5143], and fell[G1968] on[G1909] his[G846] neck[G5137], and[G2532] kissed[G2705] him[G846].
21. And[G1161] the son[G5207] said[G2036] unto him[G846], Father[G3962], I have sinned[G264] against[G1519] heaven[G3772], and[G2532] in[G1799] thy[G4675] sight[G1799]: I[G2532] am[G1510] no more[G3765] worthy[G514] to be called[G2564] thy[G4675] son[G5207].
22. But[G1161] the father[G3962] said[G2036] to[G4314] his[G846] servants[G1401], Bring forth[G1627] quickly the best[G4413] robe[G4749], and[G2532] put[G1746] it on[G1746] him[G846]; and[G2532] put[G1325] a ring[G1146] on[G1519] his[G846] hand[G5495], and[G2532] shoes[G5266] on[G1519] his feet[G4228]:
23. and[G2532] bring[G5342] the fatted[G4618] calf[G3448], and kill[G2380] it[G2532], and let us eat[G5315], and make merry[G2165]:
24. for[G3778] this[G3778] my[G3450] son[G5207] was[G2258] dead[G3498], and[G2532] is alive again[G2532]; he was[G2258] lost[G622], and[G2532] is found[G2147]. And[G2532] they began[G756] to be merry[G2165].
25. Now[G1161] his[G846] elder[G4245] son[G5207] was[G2258] in[G1722] the field[G68]: and[G2532] as[G5613] he came[G2064] and drew nigh[G1448] to the house[G3614], he heard[G191] music[G4858] and[G2532] dancing[G5525].
26. And[G2532] he called[G4341] to him one[G1520] of the servants[G3816], and inquired[G4441, 846] what[G5101] these things[G5023] might be[G1498].
27. And[G1161] he said[G2036] unto him[G3754], Thy[G4675] brother[G80] is come[G2240]; and[G2532] thy[G4675] father[G3962] hath killed[G2380] the fatted[G4618] calf[G3448], because[G3754] he hath received[G618] him[G846] safe and sound[G5198].
28. But[G1161] he was angry[G3710], and[G2532] would[G2309] not[G3756] go in[G1525]: and[G3767] his[G846] father[G3962] came[G1831] out[G1831], and entreated[G3870] him[G846].
29. But[G1161] he answered[G611] and said[G2036] to[G3962] his father[G3962], Lo[G2400], these many[G5118] years[G2094] do I serve[G1398] thee[G4671], and[G2532] I[G3928] never[G3763] transgressed a commandment[G1785] of thine[G4675]; and[G2532] yet thou[G1325] never[G3763] gavest[G1325] me[G1698] a kid[G2056], that[G2443] I might make merry[G2165] with[G3326] my[G3450] friends[G5384]:
30. but[G1161] when[G3753] this[G3778] thy[G4675] son[G5207] came[G2064], who[G3588] hath devoured[G2719] thy[G4675] living[G979] with[G3326] harlots[G4204], thou killedst[G2380] for him[G846] the fatted[G4618] calf[G3448].
31. And[G1161] he said[G2036] unto him[G846], Son[G5043], thou[G4771] art[G1488] ever[G3842] with[G3326] me[G1700], and[G2532] all[G3956] that is mine[G1699] is[G2076] thine[G4674].
32. But it was meet[G1163] to make merry[G2165] and[G2532] be glad[G5463]: for[G3754] this[G3778] thy[G4675] brother[G80] was[G2258] dead[G3498], and[G2532] is alive again[G326]; and[G2532] was[G2258] lost[G622], and[G2532] is found[G2147].
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