Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
all the tax-gatherers
and the
sinners were
coming
nigh
to
him,
to hear him ,
Then
drew
near
unto
him
all the publicans
and sinners for
to hear him .
and the Pharisees and the
scribes were
murmuring
, saying --
This one
doth
receive
sinners, and doth
eat
with them. '
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured
, saying ,
This man
receiveth
sinners, and eateth
with them.
And he spake unto them this
simile
, saying,
And he spake this
parable
unto them, saying,
`
What man of you having a
hundred sheep, and
having
lost
one out
of them, doth not leave behind
the ninety -
nine in the wilderness, and go on
after the
lost one
, till
he may
find 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?
and having
found, he doth
lay
`
it '
on his shoulders rejoicing
,
And when
he
hath
found it
, he layeth
it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
and having
come
to
the
house
, he doth
call
together the
friends and the
neighbours, saying to
them, Rejoice with me ,
because
I found my sheep --
the
lost one
.
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 say to
you, that so
joy shall be in the
heaven over one sinner reforming
, rather
than over ninety -
nine righteous
men
, who
have
no
need of
reformation
.
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 having ten drachms
, if she may
lose one drachm
, doth not light a lamp
, and sweep the house, and seek carefully
till that
she may
find?
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
?
and having
found, she doth
call
together
the
female
friends and the
neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me ,
for I found the drachm
that
I 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.
`So
I say to
you, joy doth
come
before
the messengers
of God over one sinner reforming
. '
Likewise,
I say unto
you, there
is
joy in
the presence
of the
angels
of
God over one sinner that
repenteth
.
And he said, `
A certain man had two sons ,
And he said, A certain man had two sons :
and the younger of them said to the
father, Father, give me the portion of the
substance
falling
to `
me ',
and he divided to
them the
living.
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.
`
And not many days after ,
having
gathered all together, the
younger
son
went
abroad
to
a far country, and there he
scattered
his substance ,
living riotously;
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 .
and he having
spent all, there came
a mighty famine on
that country,
and himself
began to be in want ;
And when
he had
spent all, there arose
a mighty famine in
that land;
and he
began to be in want .
and having
gone
on,
he joined himself to one
of
the
citizens
of that country ,
and he sent him to
the
fields to feed swine ,
And he went
and
joined himself to a
citizen
of that country ;
and he sent him into
his
fields to feed swine .
and he was
desirous
to
fill
his belly from
the husks that the swine were
eating,
and no one
was
giving
to
him.
And he would
fain
have
filled
his belly with
the husks that the swine did
eat:
and no man
gave
unto
him.
`
And having
come
to himself, he said, How many hirelings
of my father
have a
superabundance
of
bread, and I here
with hunger am
perishing
!
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!
having
risen,
I will go on
unto
my father, and will say to
him, Father, I did
sin
--
to
the
heaven, and before thee,
I will arise
and
go to
my father, and will say unto
him, Father, I have
sinned
against
heaven, and before thee,
and no more am
I
worthy to be called thy son ;
make me as one of thy hirelings
.
And am
no more worthy to be called thy son :
make me as one of thy hired
servants
.
`
And having
risen,
he went
unto
his
own
father
, and he being
yet far
distant
, his father saw him, and was
moved
with
compassion, and having
ran he
fell upon
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 .
and the son said to
him, Father, I did
sin
--
to
the
heaven, and before
thee
, and no more am
I
worthy to be called thy 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.
`And
the father said unto
his servants, Bring forth the first
robe, and clothe
him ,
and give
a ring for
his hand, and sandals
for
the
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 :
and having
brought
the fatted calf, kill `
it ',
and having
eaten
, we
may
be merry ,
And bring
hither
the fatted calf, and
kill it ;
and let
us
eat
, and
be merry :
because
this my son was dead, and did
live
again ,
and
he was lost, and was
found ;
and they began to be merry.
For
this my son was dead, and is
alive
again ;
he was lost, and is
found .
And they began to be merry.
`And
his elder son was in a
field ,
and as ,
coming,
he drew nigh 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 .
and having
called near
one of the young
men
, he
was
inquiring
what these things might
be,
And he
called one of the servants
, and
asked
what these things meant.
and he said to
him --
Thy brother is arrived,
and thy father did
kill
the fatted calf, because in
health
he did
receive
him back
.
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
.
`
And he was angry, and would not go in ,
therefore his father ,
having
come
forth
, was
entreating
him ;
And he was angry, and would not go in :
therefore came
his father out
, and
intreated
him .
and he answering said to the
father, Lo, so
many years I
do serve thee, and
never
thy
command
did
I transgress,
and to
me
thou didst
never give
a kid, that with
my
friends
I might make merry ;
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
thy son --
this
one
who
did
devour
thy living with harlots --
came
, thou didst
kill
to
him the fatted calf.
But as
soon
as
this
thy son was
come,
which
hath
devoured
thy living with harlots, thou hast
killed
for
him the fatted calf.
`
And he said to
him, Child
, thou art always
with me, and all my
things
are
thine ;
And he said unto
him, Son
, thou art ever
with me, and all that
I
have
is
thine .
but
to
be
merry, and to
be glad ,
it
was
needful,
because
this thy brother was dead, and did
live
again ,
he
was lost, and was
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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