Luke 15 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

The Lost Sheep

(Mat 18:10–14 )

Luk 15:1

Luk 15:1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;

Luk 15:2

Luk 15:2and the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

Luk 15:3

Luk 15:3And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

Luk 15:4

Luk 15:4What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Luk 15:5

Luk 15:5and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

Luk 15:6

Luk 15:6and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

Luk 15:7

Luk 15:7I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

The Lost Coin

Luk 15:8

Luk 15:8Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it?

Luk 15:9

Luk 15:9and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

Luk 15:10

Luk 15:10Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

The Prodigal Son

Luk 15:11

Luk 15:11And he said, A certain man had two sons;

Luk 15:12

Luk 15:12and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

Luk 15:13

Luk 15:13And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

Luk 15:14

Luk 15:14But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

Luk 15:15

Luk 15:15And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Luk 15:16

Luk 15:16And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.

Luk 15:17

Luk 15:17And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.

Luk 15:18

Luk 15:18I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;

Luk 15:19

Luk 15:19I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

Luk 15:20

Luk 15:20And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

Luk 15:21

Luk 15:21And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

Luk 15:22

Luk 15:22But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

Luk 15:23

Luk 15:23and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

Luk 15:24

Luk 15:24for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

Luk 15:25

Luk 15:25And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming up, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luk 15:26

Luk 15:26And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.

Luk 15:27

Luk 15:27And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

Luk 15:28

Luk 15:28But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.

Luk 15:29

Luk 15:29But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

Luk 15:30

Luk 15:30but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Luk 15:31

Luk 15:31But he said to him, Child, *thou* art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

Luk 15:32

Luk 15:32But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

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