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3.8 KiB
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52 lines
3.8 KiB
Markdown
The
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Parable of the Lost Sheep
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# Chapter 15
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1. All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him.
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2. And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
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3. So he told them this parable:
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4. *"What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?*
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5. *When he has found it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,*
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6. *and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!'*
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7. *I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don't need repentance.*The
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Parable of the Lost Coin
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8. *"Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?*
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9. *When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!'*
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10. *I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."*The
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Parable of the Lost Son
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11. He also said, *"A man had two sons.*
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12. *The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.' So he distributed the assets to them.*
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13. *Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.*
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14. *After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing.*
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15. *Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.*
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16. *He longed to eat his fill from the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one would give him anything.*
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17. *When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger!*
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18. *I'll get up, go to my father, and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.*
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19. *I'm no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired workers."'*
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20. *So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.*
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21. *The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son.'*
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22. *"But the father told his servants, 'Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.*
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23. *Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let's celebrate with a feast,*
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24. *because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!' So they began to celebrate.*
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25. *"Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.*
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26. *So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant.*
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27. *'Your brother is here,' he told him, 'and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'*
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28. *"Then he became angry and didn't want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.*
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29. *But he replied to his father, 'Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends.*
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30. *But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.'*
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31. *"'Son,' he said to him, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.*
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32. *But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'"*
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