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Luke - ch 15 v 1 - 20
- Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
- And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
- And he spoke to them this parable, saying:
- What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?
- And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:
- And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost?
- I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.
- Or what woman having ten groats; if she lose one groat, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?
- And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.
- So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.
- And he said: A certain man had two sons:
- And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.
- And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.
- And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.
- And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.
- And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him.
- And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger?
- I will arise, and will go to my father, and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:
- I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
- And rising up he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and running to him fell upon his neck, and kissed him.
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