Luke 15
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Then a all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.
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And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners b and eats with them."
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So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
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c "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
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"And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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"And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, d 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep e which was lost!'
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"I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents f than over ninety-nine just persons who g need no repentance.
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"Or what woman, having 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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"And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!'
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"Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
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Then He said: "A certain man had two sons.
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"And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them h his livelihood.
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"And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
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"But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.
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"Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
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"And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
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"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
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'I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, i I have sinned against heaven and before you,
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"and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants." '
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"And he arose and came to his father. But j when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
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"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven k and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
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"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
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'And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
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l 'for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.
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"Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
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"So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
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"And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.'
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"But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.
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"So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.
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'But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.'
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"And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
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'It was right that we should make merry and be glad, m for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "
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Cross References
Matthew 9:10 - 13
Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.
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Cross References
Acts 11:3
Saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!
Galatians 2:12
For before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
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Cross References
Matthew 18:12 - 14
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?
1 Peter 2:25
For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Cross References
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
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Cross References
Luke 19:10
"for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
1 Peter 2:10
Who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 2:25
For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Cross References
Luke 5:32
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
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Cross References
Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
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Cross References
Mark 12:44
"for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."
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Cross References
Exodus 9:27
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Numbers 22:34
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Joshua 7:20
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1 Samuel 15:24
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1 Samuel 15:30
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1 Samuel 26:21
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2 Samuel 12:13
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2 Samuel 24:10
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2 Samuel 24:17
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Psalms 51:4
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Matthew 27:4
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Cross References
Jeremiah 3:12
Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: 'Return, backsliding Israel,' says the LORD; 'I will not cause My anger to fall on you. For I am merciful,' says the LORD; 'I will not remain angry forever.
Matthew 9:36
But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
Acts 2:39
"For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."
Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:17
And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.
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Cross References
Psalms 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight - That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
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Cross References
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the ...
Luke 9:60
Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own...
Luke 15:32
'It was right that we should make merry and be ...
Romans 11:15
For if their being cast away is the reconciling...
Ephesians 2:1
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespas...
Ephesians 2:5
Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us a...
Ephesians 5:14
Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise...
Colossians 2:13
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the ...
1 Timothy 5:6
But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she...
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Cross References
Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.