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1 One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus,
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1 Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him.
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2 the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!"
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2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
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3 So Jesus told them this parable:
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3 Then Jesus told them this parable:
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4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them - what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.
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4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
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5 When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders
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5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders
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6 and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, "I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!'
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6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.'
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7 In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.
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7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
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8 "Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them - what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it.
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8 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
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9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, "I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!'
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9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.'
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10 In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents."
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10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
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11 Jesus went on to say, "There was once a man who had two sons.
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11 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons.
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12 The younger one said to him, "Father, give me my share of the property now.' So the man divided his property between his two sons.
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12 The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.
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13 After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living.
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13 "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
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14 He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing.
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14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
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15 So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs.
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15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
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16 He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat.
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16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
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17 At last he came to his senses and said, "All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!
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17 "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
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18 I will get up and go to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against God and against you.
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18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
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19 I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '
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19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.'
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20 So he got up and started back to his father. "He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.
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20 So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
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21 "Father,' the son said, "I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.'
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21 "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. '
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22 But the father called to his servants. "Hurry!' he said. "Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet.
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22 "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
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23 Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast!
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23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate.
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24 For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.' And so the feasting began.
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24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.
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25 "In the meantime the older son was out in the field. On his way back, when he came close to the house, he heard the music and dancing.
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25 "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
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26 So he called one of the servants and asked him, "What's going on?'
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26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on.
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27 "Your brother has come back home,' the servant answered, "and your father has killed the prize calf, because he got him back safe and sound.'
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27 'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'
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28 The older brother was so angry that he would not go into the house; so his father came out and begged him to come in.
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28 "The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.
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29 But he spoke back to his father, "Look, all these years I have worked for you like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What have you given me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends!
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29 But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
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30 But this son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes, and when he comes back home, you kill the prize calf for him!'
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30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'
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31 "My son,' the father answered, "you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours.
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31 " 'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
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32 But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.' "
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32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "
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| Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
