Luke 15
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
1All # 15:1–7 Mt 18:12–14 the tax collectors # 15:1 Mt 11:19; Lk 5:29 and sinners were approaching to listen to him. 2And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners # 15:2 Lk 5:30; 7:39; Ac 11:3; Gl 2:12 and eats with them.”
3So he told them this parable: # 15:3 Mk 12:1 4“What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, # 15:4 Ps 119:176; Jr 50:6; Zch 11:16; Mt 10:6; 15:24 does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field # 15:4 Or the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it? 5When he has found it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, 6and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep! ’ 7I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven # 15:7 Jr 51:48; Rv 18:20 over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman who has ten silver coins, # 15:8 Gk ten drachmas,# 15:8 A Gk drachma was equivalent to a Roman denarius = one day’s wage if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost! ’ 10I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels # 15:10 Lk 2:10 over one sinner who repents.”
The Parable of the Lost Son
11He also said, “A man had two sons. 12The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets # 15:12 Or life, or livelihood, also in v. 30 to them. 13Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered # 15:13 Lk 16:1 his estate in foolish living. # 15:13 Rm 6:2; 8:12; Gl 2:14; Col 3:7 14After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing. # 15:14 Lit and he began to be in need 15Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. # 15:15 Lv 11:7; Dt 14:8 16He longed to eat his fill from # 15:16 Other mss read to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one would give him anything. 17When he came to his senses, # 15:17 Lit to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger! # 15:17 Or dying in the famine; v. 14 18I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned # 15:18 Ex 10:16 against heaven # 15:18 Mt 21:25; Jn 3:27 and in your sight. 19I’m no longer worthy # 15:19 Lk 7:6–7 to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired workers.” ’ 20So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. # 15:20 Mt 9:36; Mk 1:41; Lk 7:13; 10:33 He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed # 15:20 Gn 29:13; 33:4; 45:15; 2Sm 14:33 him. 21The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father told his servants, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe # 15:22 Zch 3:3–5 and put it on him; put a ring # 15:22 Gn 41:42; Est 3:10; 8:2 on his finger and sandals # 15:22 Ezk 16:10 on his feet. 23Then bring the fattened calf # 15:23 1Sm 28:24 and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast, 24because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; # 15:24 Lk 15:32; Rm 11:15; 2Co 4:10; Col 2:13 he was lost and is found! ’ So they began to celebrate.
25 “Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26So he summoned one of the servants, questioning what these things meant. 27‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ # 15:27 Lit him back healthy
28 “Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. 29But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends. 30But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets # 15:30 Or life, or livelihood with prostitutes, # 15:30 Pr 29:3 you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’
31 “ ‘Son,’ # 15:31 Lit Child he said to him, ‘you are always with me, # 15:31 Jn 8:35 and everything I have is yours. 32But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”
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Lukas 15
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1Now all the mochesim (tax-collectors) and the chote'im (sinners) were coming near Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach to listen to him. 2And both the Perushim and the Sofrim were grumbling, saying, This one gives a kabbalat panim reception to chote'im (sinners) and eats at tish with them.
3And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach told them this mashal, saying, 4What man of you, if he has meah kevasim (a hundred sheep) and has lost from them one, does not leave the tishim vteshah (ninety-nine) in the open pasture, and go for the one which has been lost until he finds it? 5And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders with lev same'ach.#15:5 Ps 23; 119; Jer 31:10; Ezek 34:11-16 6And when he returns to his bais, he calls together his chaverim and his shchenim (neighbors), saying to them, Make a simcha with me, because I have found my keves (sheep), the one that was lost! 7I say to you that in the same way there will be more simcha in Shomayim over one choteh (sinner) who becomes a baal teshuva than over tishim vteshah tzaddikim who have no need of teshuva.
8Or what isha having asaret (ten) drachmas, if she loses one drachma, will not light a licht (light) and sweep the bais and search carefully until she finds it? 9And having found it, she calls together chaverim and shchenim saying, Have simcha with me, for I have found the drachma which I lost. 10In the same way, I say to you, there is simcha in the presence of the malachim Hashem over one choteh (sinner) who becomes a baal teshuva.
11And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, A certain ben Adam had shnei banim (two sons). 12And the younger of them said to his Abba, Avi, give to me the share of the estate that falls to me. And his Abba divided his wealth between them. 13And not many yamim later, having gathered together everything, the younger ben went on a journey to a far away country, and there he squandered his osher (riches) with gilui arayot (sexual immorality) and loose living.#15:13 Isa 59:2 14And when he had spent everything, there came a severe ra'av (famine) throughout that aretz, and he began to be nitzrach (needy). 15And he went and became associated with one of the citizens of that aretz, and he sent him into his fields to feed chazirim,#15:15 Lv 11:7 16And he was longing to fill his mogen (stomach) with the pods which the chazirim were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.
17When he came to his senses, his seichel told him, How many of my Abbaʼs sachirim (hired workers) have more than enough okhel (food) and I am perishing here with hunger. 18I will get up and go to my Abba, and I will say, Avi, I sinned against Shomayim and in your sight.#15:18 Lv 26:40; Ps 51:4[6] 19I no longer have the zokheh (merit) worthy to be called a ben of my Abba. Make me as one of your sachirim (hired workers). 20And when he got up he came home to his own Abba. And while he was still a long way off, his Abba saw him, and was filled with rachmei Shomayim (heavenly mercy, compassion) and tears, and fell upon his neck and kissed him.#15:20 Gn 45:14 21And bno said to the Abba, Avi, I sinned against Shomayim and in your sight. No longer do I have the zokheh (merit) to be worthy to be called your ben.#15:21 Ps 51:4 [6] 22But his Abba said to his avadim, Shnel! (Quick!) Bring out the best kaftan and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals for his feet,#15:22 Zech 3:4; Gn 41:42 23And bring the fattened calf, and slaughter it, and let us eat and have a simcha, 24Because this ben of mine was dead and now he has returned l'Chayyim! He had been lost and now he is found. And they began to make a simcha.
25But the Abbaʼs alterer ben (older son) was in the sadeh (field). And as he was coming, he drew near to the bais, and he heard the zemirot (table songs), and the sound of the klezmer (musician) and the#15:25 chasidic dancing, 26And having summoned one of the avadim (servants), the alterer ben (older son) was inquiring what these things might be. 27And the eved said to him, Your ach is present, and your Abba sacrificed the fattened calf, because your Abba received him back bari v'shalem (safe and sound). 28And the alterer ben was filled with ka'as (anger), and he did not want to enter. But his Abba came out and was pleading with him. 29But in reply the alterer ben said to his Abba, Hinei, so many years I serve you and never a mitzvah of you I disobeyed, and never for me did you give even a young goat that with my chaverim I might make a simcha. 30But when shows up this ben of yours, the one having devoured your property with zonot (prostitutes), you sacrificed for him the fattened calf.#15:30 Prov 29:3 31And the Abba said to him, Beni, you are always with me, and everything which is mine is yours. 32But now it was necessary for us to have lev samei'ach and make a simcha, because the ach of you was dead and he has returned l'Chayyim! He has been lost and now is found.#15:32 Mal 3:17
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