Luke

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

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

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

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

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

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

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

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

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

And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

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

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father"s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

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

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.