And He said, a certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father,

Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and other notorious sinners, to hear Him.

And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat: and no man relieved him.

Thus, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one repenting sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, that have no need of repentance.

Thus, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one repenting sinner.

saying, What man of you that hath an hundred sheep, and loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the field, and go after that which was lost, till he find it?

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she find it?

And his son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

and am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.

and bring hither the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry:

Therefore his father came out and desired him.

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 shoes on his feet:

and he called one of the servants to him, and asked what these things meant.

But he answered and said to his father, Behold so many years as I serve thee, nor have I ever transgressed thy command, and yet thou hast never given me a kid, to be merry with my friends:

And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and well: but he was angry, and would not go in.

And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.

But He spake to them this parable,

And he rose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

And he said unto him, Son, thou art always with me, and all that I have is thine.

But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?

But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, was lost and is found.

But his elder son was out in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing:

I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together and went abroad into a distant country, and there squandered away his substance by living luxuriously.

but as soon as this thy son was come, who hath eaten up thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

for this my son was dead, and is alive again, and was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

and coming home, he calleth his friends and neighbors together and saith unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Father, give me the portion that falleth to my share. And he divided his substance between them.

And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoicing:

And when he had spent all, there happen'd a grievous famine in that country, and he began to be in want.

and when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and neighbors together; saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.