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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Luke 15 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/luke/15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/luke/15-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Luke 15</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/14.htm" title="Luke 14">◄</a> Luke 15 <a href="../luke/16.htm" title="Luke 16">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch49015" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn49015" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">The Parable of the Lost Sheep.<a id="ren49015001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015001-a">a</a></span> <span id="v49015001" class="ver">1</span><a id="rfn49015001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49015001-1">*</a> The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to him, <span id="v49015002" class="ver">2</span>but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”<a id="ren49015002-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015002-b">b</a> <span id="v49015003" class="ver">3</span>So to them he addressed this parable. <span id="v49015004" class="ver">4</span><a id="ren49015004-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015004-c">c</a> “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one<a id="ren49015004-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015004-d">d</a> until he finds it?<a id="ren49015004-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015004-e">e</a> <span id="v49015005" class="ver">5</span>And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy <span id="v49015006" class="ver">6</span>and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ <span id="v49015007" class="ver">7</span>I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.<a id="ren49015007-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015007-f">f</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Parable of the Lost Coin.</span> <span id="v49015008" class="ver">8</span>“Or what woman having ten coins<a id="rfn49015008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn49015008-1">*</a> and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? <span id="v49015009" class="ver">9</span>And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ <span id="v49015010" class="ver">10</span>In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Parable of the Lost Son.</span> <span id="v49015011" class="ver">11</span>Then he said, “A man had two sons, <span id="v49015012" class="ver">12</span>and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. <span id="v49015013" class="ver">13</span>After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation.<a id="ren49015013-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en49015013-g">g</a> <span id="v49015014" class="ver">14</span>When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need. <span id="v49015015" class="ver">15</span>So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine. <span id="v49015016" class="ver">16</span>And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any. <span id="v49015017" class="ver">17</span>Coming to his senses he thought, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. <span id="v49015018" class="ver">18</span>I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. <span id="v49015019" class="ver">19</span>I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.” ’ <span id="v49015020" class="ver">20</span>So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. <span id="v49015021" class="ver">21</span>His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’ <span id="v49015022" class="ver">22</span>But his father ordered his servants, ‘Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. <span id="v49015023" class="ver">23</span>Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast, <span id="v49015024" class="ver">24</span>because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began. <span id="v49015025" class="ver">25</span>Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. <span id="v49015026" class="ver">26</span>He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. <span id="v49015027" class="ver">27</span>The servant said to him, ‘Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ <span id="v49015028" class="ver">28</span>He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him. <span id="v49015029" class="ver">29</span>He said to his father in reply, ‘Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. <span id="v49015030" class="ver">30</span>But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’ <span id="v49015031" class="ver">31</span>He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. <span id="v49015032" class="ver">32</span>But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ ”</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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