Read Bible Book Of Luke Chapter 15 In Online
1 - Now The Tax Collectors And "Sinners" Were All Gathering Around To Hear Him.
2 - But The Pharisees And The Teachers Of The Law Muttered, "This Man Welcomes Sinners And Eats With Them."
3 - Then Jesus Told Them This Parable:
4 - "Suppose One Of You Has A Hundred Sheep And Loses One Of Them. Does He Not Leave The Ninety-nine In The Open Country And Go After The Lost Sheep Until He Finds It?
5 - And When He Finds It, He Joyfully Puts It On His Shoulders
6 - And Goes Home. Then He Calls His Friends And Neighbors Together And Says, 'Rejoice With Me; I Have Found My Lost Sheep.'
7 - I Tell You That In The Same Way There Will Be More Rejoicing In Heaven Over One Sinner Who Repents Than Over Ninety-nine Righteous Persons Who Do Not Need To Repent.
8 - "Or Suppose A Woman Has Ten Silver Coins And Loses One. Does She Not Light A Lamp, Sweep The House And Search Carefully Until She Finds It?
9 - And When She Finds It, She Calls Her Friends And Neighbors Together And Says, 'Rejoice With Me; I Have Found My Lost Coin.'
10 - In The Same Way, I Tell You, There Is Rejoicing In The Presence Of The Angels Of God Over One Sinner Who Repents."
11 - Jesus Continued: "There Was A Man Who Had Two Sons.
12 - The Younger One Said To His Father, 'Father, Give Me My Share Of The Estate.' So He Divided His Property Between Them.
13 - "Not Long After That, The Younger Son Got Together All He Had, Set Off For A Distant Country And There Squandered His Wealth In Wild Living.
14 - After He Had Spent Everything, There Was A Severe Famine In That Whole Country, And He Began To Be In Need.
15 - So He Went And Hired Himself Out To A Citizen Of That Country, Who Sent Him To His Fields To Feed Pigs.
16 - He Longed To Fill His Stomach With The Pods That The Pigs Were Eating, But No One Gave Him Anything.
17 - "When He Came To His Senses, He Said, 'How Many Of My Father's Hired Men Have Food To Spare, And Here I Am Starving To Death!
18 - I Will Set Out And Go Back To My Father And Say To Him: Father, I Have Sinned Against Heaven And Against You.
19 - I Am No Longer Worthy To Be Called Your Son; Make Me Like One Of Your Hired Men.'
20 - So He Got Up And Went To His Father. "But While He Was Still A Long Way Off, His Father Saw Him And Was Filled With Compassion For Him; He Ran To His Son, Threw His Arms Around Him And Kissed Him.
21 - "The Son Said To Him, 'Father, I Have Sinned Against Heaven And Against You. I Am No Longer Worthy To Be Called Your Son. '
22 - "But The Father Said To His Servants, 'Quick! Bring The Best Robe And Put It On Him. Put A Ring On His Finger And Sandals On His Feet.
23 - Bring The Fattened Calf And Kill It. Let's Have A Feast And Celebrate.
24 - For This Son Of Mine Was Dead And Is Alive Again; He Was Lost And Is Found.' So They Began To Celebrate.
25 - "Meanwhile, The Older Son Was In The Field. When He Came Near The House, He Heard Music And Dancing.
26 - So He Called One Of The Servants And Asked Him What Was Going On.
27 - 'Your Brother Has Come,' He Replied, 'And Your Father Has Killed The Fattened Calf Because He Has Him Back Safe And Sound.'
28 - "The Older Brother Became Angry And Refused To Go In. So His Father Went Out And Pleaded With Him.
29 - But He Answered His Father, 'Look! All These Years I've Been Slaving For You And Never Disobeyed Your Orders. Yet You Never Gave Me Even A Young Goat So I Could Celebrate With My Friends.
30 - But When This Son Of Yours Who Has Squandered Your Property With Prostitutes Comes Home, You Kill The Fattened Calf For Him!'
31 - " 'My Son,' The Father Said, 'You Are Always With Me, And Everything I Have Is Yours.
32 - But We Had To Celebrate And Be Glad, Because This Brother Of Yours Was Dead And Is Alive Again; He Was Lost And Is Found.' "
