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World English Bible

Luke 15 (WEBP)

[1] Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
[2] The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
[3] He told them this parable:
[4] “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
[5] When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
[6] 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!’
[7] I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
[8] “Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
[9] When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’
[10] Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
[11] He said, “A certain man had two sons.
[12] The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
[13] Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
[14] When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
[15] He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
[16] He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
[17] But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
[18] I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
[19] I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
[20] “He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
[21] 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.’
[22] “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
[23] Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
[24] for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.
[25] “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
[26] He called one of the servants to him and asked what was going on.
[27] He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’
[28] But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and begged him.
[29] But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
[30] But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
[31] “He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
[32] But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”

Luke 15:8 A drachma coin was worth about a days wages for an agricultural laborer.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Luke 15 (KJVS)

[1] Then drew near () () unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear () him.
[2] And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, () saying, () This man receiveth () sinners, and eateth () with them.
[3] And he spake () this parable unto them, saying, ()
[4] What man of you, having () an hundred sheep, if he lose () one of them, doth not leave () the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go () after that which is lost, () until he find () it?
[5] And when he hath found () it, he layeth () it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ()
[6] And when he cometh () home, he calleth together () his friends and neighbours, saying () unto them, Rejoice () with me; for I have found () my sheep which was lost. ()
[7] I say () unto you, that likewise joy shall be () in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, () more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need () no repentance.
[8] Either 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?
[9] And 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. ()
[10] Likewise, I say () unto you, there is () joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. ()
[11] And he said, () A certain man had () two sons:
[12] and the younger of them said () to his father, Father, give () me the portion of goods that falleth () to me. And he divided () unto them his living.
[13] And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, () and took his journey () into a far country, and there wasted () his substance with riotous living. ()
[14] And when he had spent () all, there arose () a mighty famine in that land; and he began () to be in want. ()
[15] And he went () and joined himself () to a citizen of that country; and he sent () him into his fields to feed () swine.
[16] And he would fain () have filled () his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: () and no man gave () unto him.
[17] And when he came () to himself, he said, () How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, () and I perish () with hunger!
[18] I will arise () and go () to my father, and will say () unto him, Father, I have sinned () against heaven, and before thee,
[19] and am () no more worthy to be called () thy son: make () me as one of thy hired servants.
[20] And he arose, () and came () to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, () his father saw () him, and had compassion, () and ran, () and fell () on his neck, and kissed () him.
[21] And the son said () unto him, Father, I have sinned () against heaven, and in thy sight, and am () no more worthy to be called () thy son.
[22] But the father said () to his servants, Bring forth () the best robe, and put it on () him; and put () a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
[23] and bring hither () the fatted calf, and kill () it; and let us eat, () and be merry: ()
[24] for this my son was () dead, and is alive again; () he was () lost, () and is found. () And they began () to be merry. ()
[25] Now his elder son was () in the field: and as he came () and drew nigh () to the house, he heard () musick and dancing.
[26] And he called () one of the servants, and asked () what these things meant. ()
[27] And he said () unto him, Thy brother is come; () and thy father hath killed () the fatted calf, because he hath received () him safe and sound. ()
[28] And he was angry, () and would () not go in: () therefore came his father out, () and intreated () him.
[29] And 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 a kid, that I might make merry () with my friends:
[30] but as soon as this thy son was come, () which hath devoured () thy living with harlots, thou hast killed () for him the fatted calf.
[31] And he said () unto him, Son, thou art () ever with me, and all that I have is () thine.
[32] It was meet () that we should make merry, () and be glad: () for this thy brother was () dead, and is alive again; () and was () lost, () and is found. ()

Luke 15:8 Drachma here translated a piece of silver, is the eighth part of an ounce, which cometh to seven pence half penny, and is equal to the Roman penny,

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Luke 15 (BYZ)

[1] Ἦσαν () δὲ () ἐγγίζοντες () αὐτῷ () πάντες () οἱ () τελῶναι () καὶ () οἱ () ἁμαρτωλοί, () ἀκούειν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[2] Καὶ () διεγόγγυζον () οἱ () Φαρισαῖοι () καὶ () οἱ () γραμματεῖς () λέγοντες () ὅτι () Οὗτος () ἁμαρτωλοὺς () προσδέχεται, () καὶ () συνεσθίει () αὐτοῖς. ()
[3] Εἶπεν () δὲ () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () τὴν () παραβολὴν () ταύτην, () λέγων, ()
[4] Τίς () ἄνθρωπος () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () ἔχων () ἑκατὸν () πρόβατα, () καὶ () ἀπολέσας () ἓν () ἐξ () αὐτῶν, () οὐ () καταλείπει () τὰ () ἐνενήκοντα () ἐννέα () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ, () καὶ () πορεύεται () ἐπὶ () τὸ () ἀπολωλός, () ἕως () εὕρῃ () αὐτό; ()
[5] Καὶ () εὑρὼν () ἐπιτίθησιν () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () ὤμους () ἑαυτοῦ () χαίρων. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἐλθὼν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον, () συγκαλεῖ () τοὺς () φίλους () καὶ () τοὺς () γείτονας, () λέγων () αὐτοῖς, () Συγχάρητέ () μοι, () ὅτι () εὗρον () τὸ () πρόβατόν () μου () τὸ () ἀπολωλός. ()
[7] Λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () οὕτως () χαρὰ () ἔσται () ἐν () τῷ () οὐρανῷ () ἐπὶ () ἑνὶ () ἁμαρτωλῷ () μετανοοῦντι, () ἢ () ἐπὶ () ἐνενήκοντα () ἐννέα () δικαίοις, () οἵτινες () οὐ () χρείαν () ἔχουσιν () μετανοίας. ()
[8] Ἢ () τίς () γυνὴ () δραχμὰς () ἔχουσα () δέκα, () ἐὰν () ἀπολέσῃ () δραχμὴν () μίαν, () οὐχὶ () ἅπτει () λύχνον, () καὶ () σαροῖ () τὴν () οἰκίαν, () καὶ () ζητεῖ () ἐπιμελῶς () ἕως () ὅτου () εὕρῃ; ()
[9] Καὶ () εὑροῦσα () συγκαλεῖται () τὰς () φίλας () καὶ () τὰς () γείτονας, () λέγουσα, () Συγχάρητέ () μοι, () ὅτι () εὗρον () τὴν () δραχμὴν () ἣν () ἀπώλεσα. ()
[10] Οὕτως, () λέγω () ὑμῖν, () χαρὰ () γίνεται () ἐνώπιον () τῶν () ἀγγέλων () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐπὶ () ἑνὶ () ἁμαρτωλῷ () μετανοοῦντι. ()
[11] Εἶπεν () δέ, () Ἄνθρωπός () τις () εἶχεν () δύο () υἱούς· ()
[12] καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () νεώτερος () αὐτῶν () τῷ () πατρί, () Πάτερ, () δός () μοι () τὸ () ἐπιβάλλον () μέρος () τῆς () οὐσίας. () Καὶ () διεῖλεν () αὐτοῖς () τὸν () βίον. ()
[13] Καὶ () μετ’ () οὐ () πολλὰς () ἡμέρας () συναγαγὼν () ἅπαντα () ὁ () νεώτερος () υἱὸς () ἀπεδήμησεν () εἰς () χώραν () μακράν, () καὶ () ἐκεῖ () διεσκόρπισεν () τὴν () οὐσίαν () αὐτοῦ, () ζῶν () ἀσώτως. ()
[14] Δαπανήσαντος () δὲ () αὐτοῦ () πάντα, () ἐγένετο () λιμὸς () ἰσχυρὸς () κατὰ () τὴν () χώραν () ἐκείνην, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἤρξατο () ὑστερεῖσθαι. ()
[15] Καὶ () πορευθεὶς () ἐκολλήθη () ἑνὶ () τῶν () πολιτῶν () τῆς () χώρας () ἐκείνης· () καὶ () ἔπεμψεν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τοὺς () ἀγροὺς () αὐτοῦ () βόσκειν () χοίρους. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐπεθύμει () γεμίσαι () τὴν () κοιλίαν () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () κερατίων () ὧν () ἤσθιον () οἱ () χοῖροι· () καὶ () οὐδεὶς () ἐδίδου () αὐτῷ. ()
[17] Εἰς () ἑαυτὸν () δὲ () ἐλθὼν () εἶπεν, () Πόσοι () μίσθιοι () τοῦ () πατρός () μου () περισσεύουσιν () ἄρτων, () ἐγὼ () δὲ () λιμῷ () ἀπόλλυμαι· ()
[18] ἀναστὰς () πορεύσομαι () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα () μου, () καὶ () ἐρῶ () αὐτῷ, () Πάτερ, () ἥμαρτον () εἰς () τὸν () οὐρανὸν () καὶ () ἐνώπιόν () σου· ()
[19] καὶ () οὐκέτι () εἰμὶ () ἄξιος () κληθῆναι () υἱός () σου· () ποίησόν () με () ὡς () ἕνα () τῶν () μισθίων () σου. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἀναστὰς () ἦλθεν () πρὸς () τὸν () πατέρα () αὐτοῦ. () Ἔτι () δὲ () αὐτοῦ () μακρὰν () ἀπέχοντος, () εἶδεν () αὐτὸν () ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, () καὶ () δραμὼν () ἐπέπεσεν () ἐπὶ () τὸν () τράχηλον () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () κατεφίλησεν () αὐτόν. ()
[21] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτῷ () ὁ () υἱός, () Πάτερ, () ἥμαρτον () εἰς () τὸν () οὐρανὸν () καὶ () ἐνώπιόν () σου, () καὶ () οὐκέτι () εἰμὶ () ἄξιος () κληθῆναι () υἱός () σου. ()
[22] Εἶπεν () δὲ () ὁ () πατὴρ () πρὸς () τοὺς () δούλους () αὐτοῦ, () Ἐξενέγκατε () τὴν () στολὴν () τὴν () πρώτην () καὶ () ἐνδύσατε () αὐτόν, () καὶ () δότε () δακτύλιον () εἰς () τὴν () χεῖρα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ὑποδήματα () εἰς () τοὺς () πόδας· ()
[23] καὶ () ἐνέγκαντες () τὸν () μόσχον () τὸν () σιτευτὸν () θύσατε, () καὶ () φαγόντες () εὐφρανθῶμεν· ()
[24] ὅτι () οὗτος () ὁ () υἱός () μου () νεκρὸς () ἦν, () καὶ () ἀνέζησεν· () καὶ () ἀπολωλὼς () ἦν, () καὶ () εὑρέθη. () Καὶ () ἤρξαντο () εὐφραίνεσθαι. ()
[25] Ἦν () δὲ () ὁ () υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ὁ () πρεσβύτερος () ἐν () ἀγρῷ· () καὶ () ὡς () ἐρχόμενος () ἤγγισεν () τῇ () οἰκίᾳ, () ἤκουσεν () συμφωνίας () καὶ () χορῶν. ()
[26] Καὶ () προσκαλεσάμενος () ἕνα () τῶν () παίδων, () ἐπυνθάνετο () τί () εἴη () ταῦτα. ()
[27] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () ὅτι () Ὁ () ἀδελφός () σου () ἥκει· () καὶ () ἔθυσεν () ὁ () πατήρ () σου () τὸν () μόσχον () τὸν () σιτευτόν, () ὅτι () ὑγιαίνοντα () αὐτὸν () ἀπέλαβεν. ()
[28] Ὠργίσθη () δέ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἤθελεν () εἰσελθεῖν· () ὁ () οὖν () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ () ἐξελθὼν () παρεκάλει () αὐτόν. ()
[29] Ὁ () δὲ () ἀποκριθεὶς () εἶπεν () τῷ () πατρί, () Ἰδού, () τοσαῦτα () ἔτη () δουλεύω () σοι, () καὶ () οὐδέποτε () ἐντολήν () σου () παρῆλθον, () καὶ () ἐμοὶ () οὐδέποτε () ἔδωκας () ἔριφον, () ἵνα () μετὰ () τῶν () φίλων () μου () εὐφρανθῶ. ()
[30] Ὅτε () δὲ () ὁ () υἱός () σου () οὗτος () ὁ () καταφαγών () σου () τὸν () βίον () μετὰ () πορνῶν () ἦλθεν, () ἔθυσας () αὐτῷ () τὸν () μόσχον () τὸν () σιτευτόν. ()
[31] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Τέκνον, () σὺ () πάντοτε () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () εἶ, () καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () ἐμὰ () σά () ἐστιν. ()
[32] Εὐφρανθῆναι () δὲ () καὶ () χαρῆναι () ἔδει· () ὅτι () ὁ () ἀδελφός () σου () οὗτος () νεκρὸς () ἦν, () καὶ () ἀνέζησεν· () καὶ () ἀπολωλὼς () ἦν, () καὶ () εὑρέθη. ()

Luke 15:1a ἐγγίζοντες αὐτῷ ¦ CT αὐτῷ ἐγγίζοντες
Luke 15:1b οἱ ¦ [PT]
Luke 15:2 οἱ ¦ CT οἱ τε
Luke 15:4a ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν ¦ CT ἐξ αὐτῶν ἕν
Luke 15:4b ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ¦ TR ἐννενηκονταεννέα
Luke 15:4c ἕως ¦ PT ἕως οὐ
Luke 15:5 ἑαυτοῦ ¦ CT PCK PT αὐτοῦ
Luke 15:6 συγκαλεῖ … Συγχάρητέ ¦ WH συνκαλεῖ … Συνχάρητέ
Luke 15:7a ἔσται ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ¦ CT ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἔσται
Luke 15:7b ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ¦ TR ἐννενηκονταεννέα
Luke 15:8 ὅτου ¦ CT οὗ
Luke 15:9a συγκαλεῖται ¦ NA PT SBL TH συγκαλεῖ ¦ WH συνκαλεῖ
Luke 15:9b τὰς ¦ CT om.
Luke 15:9c Συγχάρητέ ¦ WH Συνχάρητέ
Luke 15:10 χαρὰ γίνεται ¦ NA SBL WH γίνεται χαρὰ ¦ TH γείνεται χαρὰ
Luke 15:12 Καὶ ¦ CT Ὁ δὲ
Luke 15:13 ἅπαντα ¦ CT πάντα
Luke 15:14a λιμὸς ¦ TH λειμὸς
Luke 15:14b ἰσχυρὸς ¦ CT ἰσχυρὰ
Luke 15:15 πολιτῶν ¦ TH πολειτῶν
Luke 15:16 γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ ¦ NA TH WH χορτασθῆναι ἐκ
Luke 15:17a εἶπεν ¦ CT ἔφη
Luke 15:17b περισσεύουσιν ¦ CT περισσεύονται
Luke 15:17c λιμῷ ¦ NA SBL WH λιμῷ ὧδε ¦ TH λειμῷ ὧδε
Luke 15:19 καὶ ¦ CT PT om.
Luke 15:20 αὐτοῦ ¦ CT PCK RPmg TR ἑαυτοῦ
Luke 15:21a αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός ¦ NA SBL WH ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ
Luke 15:21b καὶ ¦ CT om.
Luke 15:21c σου ¦ WH σου [ποίησόν μὲ ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου]
Luke 15:22 Ἐξενέγκατε τὴν ¦ CT ταχὺ Ἐξενέγκατε
Luke 15:23 ἐνέγκαντες ¦ CT φέρετε
Luke 15:24 καὶ ἀπολωλὼς ἦν ¦ CT ἦν ἀπολωλώς
Luke 15:26a παίδων ¦ ST παίδων αὐτοῦ
Luke 15:26b τὶ ¦ CT τὶ ἂν
Luke 15:28 οὖν ¦ CT δὲ
Luke 15:29 πατρί ¦ NA SBL WH πατρὶ αὐτοῦ
Luke 15:30 μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν ¦ CT σιτευτὸν μόσχον
Luke 15:32a ἀνέζησεν ¦ CT ἔζησεν
Luke 15:32b ἦν ¦ CT om.

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