Luke 15–16

15Then drew near unto him ^aall ^bthe publicans and sinners for to hear him. ²And the Pharisees and scribes ^cmurmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. ³And he spake this parable unto them, saying, ^4dWhat man of you, having an hundred sheep, ^eif he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine ^fin the wilderness, and ^ggo after that which is lost, until he find it? ⁵And when he hath found it, ^hhe layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found ⁱmy sheep which was lost. ⁷I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine ^kjust persons, which need no repentance.

⁸Either 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? ⁹And 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. ¹⁰Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of ^lthe angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons: ¹²And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me ^mthe portion of goods ⁿthat falleth to me. And he divided unto them ^ohis living. ¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and ^ptook his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. ¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶And ^qhe would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. ¹⁷And when he ^rcame to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, ^sI have sinned against heaven, and before thee, ^19sAnd ^tam no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. ²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But ^uwhen he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ^wran, and ^xfell on his neck, and ^ykissed him. ²¹And the son said unto him, Father, ^zI have sinned against heaven, ^aand in thy sight, and ^tam no more worthy to be called thy son. ²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth ^bthe best robe, and put it on him; and put ^ca ring on his hand, and ^dshoes on his feet: ²³And bring hither the ^efatted calf, and ^fkill it; and let us eat, and ^gbe merry: ^24hFor this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to ^gbe merry. ²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard ⁱmusick and dancing. ²⁶And he called one of the servants, and ^kasked what these things meant. ²⁷And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath ^ekilled the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. ²⁸And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. ²⁹And 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 ^la kid, that I might ^gmake merry with my friends: ³⁰But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast ^ekilled for him the ^lfatted calf. ³¹And he said unto him, Son, ^mthou art ever with me, and ⁿall that I have is thine. ³²It was meet that we should ^gmake merry, and be glad: ^ofor this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

16And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had ^aa steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. ²And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. ³Then the ^asteward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. ⁴I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, ^bthey may receive me into their houses. ⁵So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? ⁶And he said, An hundred ^||cmeasures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. ⁷Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred ^||cmeasures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. ⁸And the lord commended ^dthe unjust ^asteward, because he had done wisely: for ^ethe children of this world are in their generation wiser than ^fthe children of light. ⁹And I say unto you, ^gMake to yourselves friends of ^dthe ^||mammon ^dof unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, ^hthey may receive you into everlasting habitations. ¹⁰ⁱHe that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. ¹¹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous ^||mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? ¹²And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own? ^13kNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will ^lhate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

¹⁴And the Pharisees also, ^mwho were covetous, heard all these things: and they ⁿderided him. ¹⁵And he said unto them, Ye are they which ^ojustify yourselves before men; but ^pGod knoweth your hearts: for ^qthat which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. ^16rThe law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and ^severy man presseth into it. ^17tAnd it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. ^18uWhosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

¹⁹There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in ^wpurple and ^xfine linen, and ^yfared sumptuously every day: ²⁰And there was a certain beggar named ^zLazarus, which was ^alaid at his ^bgate, full of sores, ²¹And ^cdesiring to be fed with ^dthe crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. ²²And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by ^ethe angels into Abraham’s ^fbosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; ²³And in ^ghell ^hhe lift up his eyes, being in ⁱtorments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in ^fhis bosom. ²⁴And he cried and said, ^kFather Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool ^lmy tongue; for I ^mam tormented in this ^lflame. ²⁵But Abraham said, Son, ⁿremember that thou in thy lifetime ^oreceivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is ^ocomforted, and thou art tormented. ²⁶And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. ²⁷Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: ²⁸For I have five brethren; that he may ^ptestify unto them, lest they also come into this place of ⁱtorment. ²⁹Abraham saith unto him, They have ^qMoses and the prophets; let them hear them. ³⁰And he said, Nay, ^kfather Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. ³¹And he said unto him, ^rIf they hear not ^qMoses and the prophets, ^sneither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.