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Luke 15

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1 Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

3 And he made a story for them, saying,

4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

6 And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

7 I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

8 Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

9 And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

10 Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

13 And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

15 And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

16 And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.

17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

18 I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

19 I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.

20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

21 And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

22 But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:

23 And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

24 For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

25 Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.

26 And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

27 And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

28 But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.

29 But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

30 But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

31 And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.

32 But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

Good News Translation GNT

1 One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus,

2 the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!"

3 So Jesus told them this parable:

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.

5 When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders

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!'

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.

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.

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!'

10 In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents."

11 Jesus went on to say, "There was once a man who had two sons.

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.

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.

14 He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing.

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.

16 He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat.

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!

18 I will get up and go to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against God and against you.

19 I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '

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.

21 "Father,' the son said, "I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.'

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.

23 Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast!

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.

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.

26 So he called one of the servants and asked him, "What's going on?'

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.'

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.

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!

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!'

31 "My son,' the father answered, "you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours.

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.' "