Luke 15

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.