Apr. 26, 27
Luke 15
Luk 15:1 Now all the
tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
Luk 15:2 The Pharisees
and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners,
and eats with them."
Luk 15:3 He told them
this parable.
Luk 15:4 "Which of
you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't
leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that
was lost, until he found it?
Luk 15:5 When he has
found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Luk 15:6 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!'
Luk 15:7 I tell you
that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who
repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no
repentance.
Luk 15:8 Or what woman,
if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't
light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found
it?
Luk 15:9 When she has
found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying,
'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.'
Luk 15:10 Even so, I
tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner repenting."
Luk 15:11 He said, "A
certain man had two sons.
Luk 15:12 The younger
of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your
property.' He divided his livelihood between them.
Luk 15:13 Not many days
after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled
into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
Luk 15:14 When he had
spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he
began to be in need.
Luk 15:15 He went and
joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent
him into his fields to feed pigs.
Luk 15:16 He wanted to
fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him
any.
Luk 15:17 But when he
came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have
bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!
Luk 15:18 I will get up
and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in your sight.
Luk 15:19 I am no more
worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."
'
Luk 15:20 "He
arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his
father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on
his neck, and kissed him.
Luk 15:21 The son said
to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I
am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
Luk 15:22 "But the
father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on
him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
Luk 15:23 Bring the
fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
Luk 15:24 for this, my
son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They
began to celebrate.
Luk 15:25 "Now his
elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard
music and dancing.
Luk 15:26 He called one
of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.
Luk 15:27 He said to
him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened
calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.'
Luk 15:28 But he was
angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged
him.
Luk 15:29 But he
answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and
I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a
goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
Luk 15:30 But when
this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes,
you killed the fattened calf for him.'
Luk 15:31 "He said
to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
Luk 15:32 But it was
appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was
dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' "