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New American Standard Bible
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| Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. | |
| Both the Pharisees and the scribes {began} to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." | |
| So He told them this parable, saying, | |
| "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? | |
| "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. | |
| "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' | |
| "I tell you that in the same way, there will be {more} joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. | |
| "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? | |
| "When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!' | |
| "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." | |
| And He said, "A man had two sons. | |
| "The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his wealth between them. | |
| "And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living. | |
| "Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. | |
| "So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. | |
| "And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving {anything} to him. | |
| "But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! | |
| 'I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; | |
| I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men.'" | |
| "So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion {for him,} and ran and embraced him and kissed him. | |
| "And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' | |
| "But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; | |
| and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; | |
| for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate. | |
| "Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. | |
| "And he summoned one of the servants and {began} inquiring what these things could be. | |
| "And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.' | |
| "But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and {began} pleading with him. | |
| "But he answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and {yet} you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends; | |
| but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.' | |
| "And he said to him, 'Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. | |
| 'But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and {has begun} to live, and {was} lost and has been found.' " |
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