Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Now
all the tax
collectors
and sinners were
coming
close
to
him
to hear him.
Then
drew
near
unto
him
all the publicans
and sinners for
to hear him.
The Pharisees and the
scribes murmured, saying, "
This man welcomes
sinners, and eats
with them. "
And
the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth
sinners, and eateth
with them.
He told
them
this parable .
And
he spake
this parable unto
them,
saying,
"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?
What
man
of you, having
an
hundred sheep, if
he
lose
one of them, doth
not
leave the ninety and
nine in the wilderness, and go after that which
is
lost, until he find
it?
When he has
found it, he carries
it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
And
when he hath
found it, he layeth
it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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 !'
And
when he cometh
home, he calleth
together his friends and neighbours
, saying unto
them, Rejoice with me ;
for I have found my sheep which was lost .
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.
I say
unto
you ,
that likewise
joy shall
be
in heaven over one sinner that
repenteth
, more
than over ninety and
nine just
persons,
which
need no repentance.
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?
Either
what woman having
ten pieces
of
silver
, if she lose
one piece
, doth
not
light a candle
, and
sweep the house, and seek diligently till
she find
it?
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. '
And
when she hath
found it, she calleth
her friends and her
neighbours
together
, saying, Rejoice with me ;
for I have found the piece
which I had lost.
Even
so
, I tell
you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting
. "
Likewise
, I say
unto
you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that
repenteth
.
He said, "
A certain man had two sons .
And
he said, A certain man had two sons :
The younger of them said to his father, '
Father, give me my
share
of your
property
. '
He divided his
livelihood
between
them.
And
the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion
of goods
that
falleth
to
me
. And
he divided unto
them his
living
.
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.
And
not many days after the younger son gathered all together ,
and took
his
journey
into a far country ,
and
there wasted his substance
with riotous living.
When he had spent all of
it
, there arose a severe
famine in that country,
and he began to be in need
.
And
when he had spent all, there arose a mighty
famine in that land;
and he began to be in want
.
He went and joined himself to one
of
the
citizens
of that country ,
and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs
.
And
he went and joined himself to a
citizen
of that country ;
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine
.
He wanted
to
fill
his belly with the husks that the pigs
ate,
but
no one
gave him any
.
And
he would
fain
have
filled
his belly with the husks that the swine
did
eat:
and
no man
gave unto
him.
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!
And
when he came to himself ,
he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and
to spare, and I
perish
with hunger!
I will get
up
and go to my father, and will tell
him, "
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in
your
sight.
I will arise
and go to my father, and will say
unto
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before
thee,
I
am no more worthy to be called your
son .
Make me as one of your
hired servants. "'
And
am no more worthy to be called thy
son :
make me as one of thy
hired servants.
"
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.
And
he arose, and came to his father. But when
he was yet
a
great
way
off, his father saw him, and had
compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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. '
And
the son said unto
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy
sight ,
and
am no more
worthy to be called thy
son.
"
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 .
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth
the best robe, and put it on him ;
and
put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet :
Bring the fattened
calf, kill it ,
and let us eat, and celebrate;
And
bring hither
the fatted
calf, and
kill it ;
and let us eat, and be
merry:
for this ,
my son ,
was dead, and is alive again .
He was lost, and is found. '
They began to celebrate
.
For this my son was dead, and is alive again ;
he was lost, and is found. And
they began to be
merry
.
"
Now his elder son was in the field .
As he came near
to the house, he heard music
and dancing.
Now his elder son was in the field :
and
as he came and
drew
nigh
to the house, he heard musick
and dancing.
He called one of the servants to
him
, and asked what was
going
on
.
And
he called one of the servants, and asked what these
things
meant
.
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
. '
And
he said unto
him, Thy
brother is
come ;
and thy
father hath
killed the fatted
calf, because he hath
received him safe and sound
.
But
he was angry, and would not go in .
Therefore his father came
out, and begged
him.
And
he was angry, and would not go in :
therefore came
his father out, and intreated
him.
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 .
And
he answering
said
to
his father, Lo
, these many years do
I serve
thee
, neither
transgressed
I at
any
time
thy
commandment :
and
yet
thou
never gavest
me a kid
, that I might make
merry
with my friends :
But when
this ,
your
son ,
came
, who
has
devoured your
living with prostitutes
, you
killed the
fattened
calf
for him. '
But as
soon
as
this thy
son was
come
, which
hath
devoured thy
living with harlots
, thou
hast
killed for him the
fatted
calf
.
"
He said to
him, '
Son, you
are
always
with me, and all that is
mine
is yours
.
And
he said unto
him, Son, thou
art
ever
with me, and all that I
have
is thine
.
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. '"
It was meet
that
we
should
make
merry,
and be glad :
for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive again ;
and
was lost, and is found.
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