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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" /><title>Luke 15 NET 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" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></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="../topmenuchap/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">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NET Bible</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">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/luke/15.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title">The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So Jesus told them this parable: <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I tell you, in 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 to repent.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”</p> <p class="title">The Parable of the Compassionate Father</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But the father said to his slaves, ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The slave replied, ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>but he answered his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/15-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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