15

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.

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

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.