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Luke 15

Common English Bible CEB

1 All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him.

2 The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

3 Jesus told them this parable:

4 “Suppose someone among you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them. Wouldn't he leave the other ninety-nine in the pasture and search for the lost one until he finds it?

5 And when he finds it, he is thrilled and places it on his shoulders.

6 When he arrives home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Celebrate with me because I've found my lost sheep.'

7 In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who changes both heart and life than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to change their hearts and lives.

8 "Or what woman, if she owns ten silver coins and loses one of them, won't light a lamp and sweep the house, searching her home carefully until she finds it?

9 When she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Celebrate with me because I've found my lost coin.'

10 In the same way, I tell you, joy breaks out in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who changes both heart and life."

11 Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons.

12 The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.' Then the father divided his estate between them.

13 Soon afterward, the younger son gathered everything together and took a trip to a land far away. There, he wasted his wealth through extravagant living.

14 “When he had used up his resources, a severe food shortage arose in that country and he began to be in need.

15 He hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

16 He longed to eat his fill from what the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything.

17 When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired hands have more than enough food, but I'm starving to death!

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

19 I no longer deserve to be called your son. Take me on as one of your hired hands." '

20 So he got up and went to his father. “While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion. His father ran to him, hugged him, and kissed him.

21 Then his son said, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son.'

22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly, bring out the best robe and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!

23 Fetch the fattened calf and slaughter it. We must celebrate with feasting

24 because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life! He was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.

25 "Now his older son was in the field. Coming in from the field, he approached the house and heard music and dancing.

26 He called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

27 The servant replied, ‘Your brother has arrived, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he received his son back safe and sound.'

28 Then the older son was furious and didn't want to enter in, but his father came out and begged him.

29 He answered his father, ‘Look, I've served you all these years, and I never disobeyed your instruction. Yet you've never given me as much as a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

30 But when this son of yours returned, after gobbling up your estate on prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.'

31 Then his father said, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.

32 But we had to celebrate and be glad because this brother of yours was dead and is alive. He was lost and is found.'"

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 All the tax collectors and sinners came to listen to Jesus.

2 But the Pharisees and the scribes complained, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

3 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration:

4 "Suppose a man has 100 sheep and loses one of them. Doesn't he leave the 99 sheep grazing in the pasture and look for the lost sheep until he finds it?

5 When he finds it, he's happy. He puts that sheep on his shoulders and

6 goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says to them, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep!'

7 I can guarantee that there will be more happiness in heaven over one person who turns to God and changes the way he thinks and acts than over 99 people who already have turned to God and have his approval."

8 "Suppose a woman has ten coins and loses one. Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house, and look for the coin carefully until she finds it?

9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Let's celebrate! I've found the coin that I lost.'

10 So I can guarantee that God's angels are happy about one person who turns to God and changes the way he thinks and acts."

11 Then Jesus said, "A man had two sons.

12 The younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the property.' So the father divided his property between his two sons.

13 "After a few days, the younger son gathered his possessions and left for a country far away from home. There he wasted everything he had on a wild lifestyle.

14 He had nothing left when a severe famine spread throughout that country. He had nothing to live on.

15 So he got a job from someone in that country and was sent to feed pigs in the fields.

16 No one in the country would give him any food, and he was so hungry that he would have eaten what the pigs were eating.

17 "Finally, he came to his senses. He said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more food than they can eat, while I'm starving to death here?

18 I'll go at once to my father, and I'll say to him, "Father, I've sinned against heaven and you.

19 I don't deserve to be called your son anymore. Make me one of your hired men."'

20 "So he went at once to his father. While he was still at a distance, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He ran to his son, put his arms around him, and kissed him.

21 Then his son said to him, 'Father, I've sinned against heaven and you. I don't deserve to be called your son anymore.'

22 "The father said to his servants, 'Hurry! Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

23 Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let's celebrate with a feast.

24 My son was dead and has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.' Then they began to celebrate.

25 "His older son was in the field. As he was coming back to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 He called to one of the servants and asked what was happening.

27 "The servant told him, 'Your brother has come home. So your father has killed the fattened calf to celebrate your brother's safe return.'

28 "Then the older son became angry and wouldn't go into the house. His father came out and begged him to come in.

29 But he answered his father, 'All these years I've worked like a slave for you. I've never disobeyed one of your commands. Yet, you've never given me so much as a little goat for a celebration with my friends.

30 But this son of yours spent your money on prostitutes, and when he came home, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

31 "His father said to him, 'My child, you're always with me. Everything I have is yours.

32 But we have something to celebrate, something to be happy about. This brother of yours was dead but has come back to life. He was lost but has been found.'"