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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

¹Then ⚓all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. ²And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners ⚓and eats with them.” ³So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
⁴⚓“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ⁵And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ⚓‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep ⚓which was lost!’ ⁷I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents ⚓than over ninety-nine just persons who ⚓need no repentance.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

⁸“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? ⁹And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ ¹⁰Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

¹¹Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. ¹²And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them ⚓his livelihood. ¹³And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. ¹⁴But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. ¹⁵Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
¹⁷“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, ⚓I have sinned against heaven and before you, ¹⁹and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
²⁰“And he arose and came to his father. But ⚓when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. ²¹And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven ⚓and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
²²“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 sandals on his feet. ²³And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; ²⁴⚓for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
²⁵“Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. ²⁷And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’
²⁸“But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. ²⁹So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’
³¹“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. ³²It was right that we should make merry and be glad, ⚓for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”

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迷羊的比喻

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¹许多税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。 ²法利赛人和文士私下议论说：“这个人接纳罪人，又同他们吃饭。”
³耶稣就用比喻对他们说： ⁴“你们中间谁有一百只羊，失去其中的一只，不把这九十九只留在旷野，去找那失去的羊，直到找着呢？ ⁵找到了，他就欢欢喜喜地把羊扛在肩上。 ⁶他回到家里，请朋友和邻舍来，对他们说：‘你们和我一同欢喜吧，我失去的羊已经找到了！’ ⁷我告诉你们，一个罪人悔改，在天上也要这样为他欢喜，比为九十九个不用悔改的义人欢喜还大呢！”

失钱的比喻

⁸“同样，哪一个妇人有十块钱⚓，若失落一块，不点上灯，打扫屋子，细细地找，直到找着呢？ ⁹找到了，她就请朋友和邻舍来，对她们说：‘你们和我一同欢喜吧，我失落的那块钱已经找到了！’ ¹⁰我告诉你们，一个罪人悔改，上帝的使者也是这样为他欢喜。”

浪子的比喻

¹¹耶稣又说：“一个人有两个儿子。 ¹²小儿子对父亲说：‘父亲，请你把我应得的家业分给我。’他父亲就把财产分给他们。 ¹³过了不多几天，小儿子把他一切所有的都收拾起来，往远方去了。在那里，他任意放荡，浪费钱财。 ¹⁴他耗尽了一切所有的，又恰逢那地方有大饥荒，就穷困起来。 ¹⁵于是他去投靠当地的一个居民，那人打发他到田里去放猪。 ¹⁶他恨不得拿猪所吃的豆荚充饥，也没有人给他什么吃的。 ¹⁷他醒悟过来，就说：‘我父亲有多少雇工，粮食有余，我倒在这里饿死吗？ ¹⁸我要起来，到我父亲那里去，对他说：父亲！我得罪了天，又得罪了你， ¹⁹从今以后，我不配称为你的儿子，把我当作一个雇工吧。’ ²⁰于是他起来，往他父亲那里去。相离还远，他父亲看见，就动了慈心，跑去拥抱着他，连连亲他。 ²¹儿子对他说：‘父亲！我得罪了天，又得罪了你，从今以后，我不配称为你的儿子。’ ²²父亲却吩咐仆人：‘快把那上好的袍子拿出来给他穿，把戒指戴在他指头上，把鞋穿在他脚上， ²³把那肥牛犊牵来宰了，我们来吃喝庆祝； ²⁴因为我这个儿子是死而复活，失而复得的。’他们就开始庆祝。
²⁵“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远时，听见奏乐跳舞的声音， ²⁶就叫一个僮仆来，问是什么事。 ²⁷僮仆对他说：‘你弟弟回来了，你父亲因为他无灾无病地回来，把肥牛犊宰了。’ ²⁸大儿子就生气，不肯进去，他父亲出来劝他。 ²⁹他对父亲说：‘你看，我服侍你这么多年，从来没有违背过你的命令，而你从来没有给我一只小山羊，叫我和朋友们一同快乐。 ³⁰但你这个儿子和娼妓吃光了你的财产，他一回来，你倒为他宰了肥牛犊。’ ³¹父亲对他说：‘儿啊！你常和我同在，我所有的一切都是你的； ³²可是你这个弟弟是死而复活，失而复得的，所以我们理当欢喜庆祝。’”