1Then[G1161] drew near[G2258] unto him[G846]all[G3956] the publicans[G5057]and[G2532]sinners[G268] for to hear[G191]him[G846].
2And[G2532] the Pharisees[G5330]and[G2532]scribes[G1122]murmured[G1234], saying[G3004], This man[G3754]receiveth[G4327]sinners[G268], and[G2532]eateth[G4906] with them[G846].
3And[G1161] he spake[G2036]this[G5026]parable[G3850]unto[G4314]them[G846], saying[G3004],
4What[G5101]man[G444]of[G1537]you[G5216], having[G2192] an hundred[G1540]sheep[G4263], if[G2532] he lose[G622]one[G1520]of[G1537]them[G846], doth[G2641]not[G3756]leave[G2641] the ninety and[G2532]nine[G1768]in[G1722] the wilderness[G2048], and[G2532]go[G4198]after[G1909] that which is lost[G622], until[G2193] he find[G2147]it?[G846]
5And[G2532] when he hath found[G2147] it, he layeth[G2007] it on[G1909]his[G1438]shoulders[G5606], rejoicing[G5463].
6And[G2532] when he cometh[G2064]home[G3624], he calleth together[G4779] his friends[G5384]and[G2532]neighbours[G1069], saying[G3004] unto them[G846], Rejoice[G4796] with me[G3427]; for[G3754] I have found[G2147]my[G3450]sheep[G4263]which[G3588] was lost[G622].
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I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], that[G3754]likewise[G3779]joy[G5479] shall be[G2071]in[G1722]heaven[G3772]over[G1909]one[G1520]sinner[G268]that[G3754]repenteth[G3340], more than[G2228]over[G1909] ninety and nine[G1768] just persons[G1342], which[G3748]need[G2192]no[G3756]repentance[G3341].
8Either[G2228]what[G5101]woman[G1135]having[G2192]ten[G1176] pieces of silver[G1406], if[G1437] she lose[G622]one[G3391]piece[G1406], doth not[G3780]light[G681] a candle[G3088], and[G2532]sweep[G4563] the house[G3614], and[G2532]seek[G2212]diligently[G1960]till[G2193] she find[G2147] it?
9And[G2532] when she hath found[G2147] it, she calleth[G4779] her friends[G5384]and[G2532] her neighbours[G1069]together[G4779], saying[G3004], Rejoice[G4796] with me[G3427]; for[G3754] I have found[G2147] the piece[G1406]which[G3739] I had lost[G622].
10Likewise[G3779], I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], there is[G1096]joy[G5479] in the presence[G1799] of the angels[G32] of God[G2316]over[G1909]one[G1520]sinner[G268] that repenteth[G3340].
11And[G1161] he said[G2036], A certain[G5100]man[G444]had[G2192]two[G1417]sons[G5207]:
12And[G2532] the younger[G3501] of them[G846]said[G2036] to his father[G3962], Father[G3962], give[G1325]me[G3427] the portion[G3313] of goods[G3776] that falleth[G1911] to me[G3427]. And[G2532] he divided[G1244] unto them[G846] his living[G979].
13And[G2532]not[G3756]many[G4183]days[G2250]after[G3326] the younger[G3501]son[G5207]gathered[G4863]all[G537]together[G4863], and[G2532] took his[G846]journey[G589]into[G1519] a far[G3117]country[G5561], and[G2532]there[G1563]wasted[G1287]his[G846]substance[G3776] with riotous[G811]living[G2198].
14And[G1161] when he[G846] had spent[G1159]all[G3956], there arose[G1096] a mighty[G2478]famine[G3042]in[G2596]that[G1565]land[G5561]; and[G2532]he[G846]began[G756] to be in[G2596]want[G5302].
15And[G2532] he went[G4198]and[G2532] joined himself[G2853]to[G1520] a citizen[G4177] of that[G1565]country[G5561]; and[G2532] he sent[G3992]him[G846]into[G1519]his[G846]fields[G68]to[G1520]feed[G1006]swine[G5519].
16And[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].
17And[G1161] when he came[G2064]to[G1519]himself[G1438], he said[G2036], How many[G4214] hired servants[G3407] of my[G3450] father's have bread[G740] enough and[G1161]to[G1519]spare[G4052], and[G1161]I[G1473]perish[G622] with hunger[G3042]!
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I will arise[G450]and[G2532]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]before[G1799]thee[G4675],
19And[G2532]am[G1510] no more[G3765]worthy[G514] to be called[G2564]thy[G4675]son[G5207]: make[G4160]me[G3165]as[G5613]one[G1520] of thy[G4675] hired servants[G3407].
20And[G2532]he[G846]arose[G450], and[G2532]came[G2064]to[G4314]his[G1438]father[G3962]. But[G1161] when he[G846] was yet[G2089] a great way[G3112]off[G568], his[G846]father[G3962]saw[G1492]him[G846], and[G2532] had compassion[G4697], and[G2532]ran[G5143], and[G2532]fell[G1968]on[G1909]his[G846]neck[G5137], and[G2532]kissed[G2705]him[G846].
21And[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], and[G2532]am[G1510] no more[G3765]worthy[G514] to be called[G2564]thy[G4675]son[G5207].
22But[G1161] the father[G3962]said[G2036]to[G4314]his[G846]servants[G1401], Bring forth[G1627] the best[G4413]robe[G4749], and[G2532]put[G1325] 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[G846]feet[G4228]:
23And[G2532] bring hither[G5342] the fatted[G4618]calf[G3448], and[G2532]kill[G2380] it; and[G2532] let us eat[G5315], and[G2532] be merry[G2165]:
24For[G3754]this[G3778]my[G3450]son[G5207]was[G2258]dead[G3498], and[G2532] is alive again[G326]; he was[G2258]lost[G622], and[G2532] is found[G2147]. And[G2532] they began[G756] to be merry[G2165].
25Now[G1161]his[G846]elder[G4245]son[G5207]was[G2258]in[G1722] the field[G68]: and[G2532]as[G5613] he came[G2064]and[G2532] drew nigh[G1448] to the house[G3614], he heard[G191]musick[G4858]and[G2532]dancing[G5525].
26And[G2532] he called[G4341]one[G1520] of the servants[G3816], and[G2532]asked[G4441]what[G5101] these things[G5023]meant[G1498].
27And[G1161] he said[G2036] unto him[G846], 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[G3754] safe and[G2532]sound[G5198].
28And[G1161] he was angry[G3710], and[G2532]would[G2309]not[G3756] go in[G1525]: therefore[G3767]came[G1831]his[G846]father[G3962]out[G1831], and[G2532]intreated[G3870]him[G846].
29And[G1161] he answering[G611]said[G2036] to his father[G3962], Lo[G2400], these many[G5118]years[G2094] do I[G3928]serve[G1398]thee[G4671], neither[G3763] transgressed I[G3928] at any time[G3763]thy[G4675]commandment[G1785]: and[G2532]yet[G2532]thou[G1325]never[G3763]gavest[G1325]me[G1698] a kid[G2056], that[G2443]I[G3928] might make merry[G2165]with[G3326]my[G3450]friends[G5384]:
30But[G1161]as[G3753] soon as[G3753]this[G3778]thy[G4675]son[G5207] was come[G2064], which[G3588] hath devoured[G2719]thy[G4675]living[G979]with[G3326]harlots[G4204], thou hast killed[G2380] for him[G846] the fatted[G4618]calf[G3448].
31And[G1161] he said[G2036] unto him[G846], Son[G5043], thou[G4771]art[G1488]ever[G3842]with[G3326]me[G1700], and[G2532]all[G3956] that I have[G1699]is[G2076]thine[G4674].
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It was[G1161]meet[G1163] that we should 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].