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Luke 15 : 1 - 14
Chapter 15
1 | Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. |
2 | And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them." |
3 | So He spoke this parable to them, saying: |
4 | "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? |
5 | And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. |
6 | And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' |
7 | I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. |
8 | "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? |
9 | And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, "Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!' |
10 | Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." |
11 | Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. |
12 | And the younger of them said to his father, "Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. |
13 | And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. |
14 | But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. |