noyes - Luke:15:1-16:31

noyes@Luke:15:1 @ And all the publicans and the sinners were drawing near to him, to hear him.

noyes@Luke:15:2 @ And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

noyes@Luke:15:3 @ And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

noyes@Luke:15:4 @ What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninetynine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it?

noyes@Luke:15:5 @ And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

noyes@Luke:15:6 @ And when he hath come home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

noyes@Luke:15:7 @ I say to you, that in like manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninetynine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

noyes@Luke:15:8 @ Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she findeth it?

noyes@Luke:15:9 @ And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

noyes@Luke:15:10 @ I say to you, that thus there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

noyes@Luke:15:11 @ He said also, A certain man had two sons.

noyes@Luke:15:12 @ And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the property that falleth to me. And he divided to them his living.

noyes@Luke:15:13 @ And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country; and there wasted his substance in riotous living.

noyes@Luke:15:14 @ And when he had spent all, there arose a great famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

noyes@Luke:15:15 @ And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

noyes@Luke:15:16 @ And he longed to fill himself with the husks that the swine ate; and no one gave to him.

noyes@Luke:15:17 @ And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

noyes@Luke:15:18 @ I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee;

noyes@Luke:15:19 @ I am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.

noyes@Luke:15:20 @ And he arose, and went to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

noyes@Luke:15:21 @ And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

noyes@Luke:15:22 @ 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.

noyes@Luke:15:23 @ And bring the fatted calf; kill it, and let us eat and make merry.

noyes@Luke:15:24 @ For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry.

noyes@Luke:15:25 @ Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

noyes@Luke:15:26 @ And calling one of the servants, he inquired what these things meant.

noyes@Luke:15:27 @ And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

noyes@Luke:15:28 @ But he was angry, and would not go in; and his father came out, and entreated him.

noyes@Luke:15:29 @ And he answering said to his father, Lo! for so many years have I served thee, and never transgressed thy command; and yet to me thou never gavest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

noyes@Luke:15:30 @ But as soon as this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf.

noyes@Luke:15:31 @ And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

noyes@Luke:15:32 @ It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.

noyes@Luke:16:1 @ And he said also to the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods.

noyes@Luke:16:2 @ And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

noyes@Luke:16:3 @ Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do, now that my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? I cannot dig, I am ashamed to beg.

noyes@Luke:16:4 @ I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, I may be received into their houses.

noyes@Luke:16:5 @ So he called to him every one of his lords debtors, and said to the first, How much dost thou owe my lord?

noyes@Luke:16:6 @ And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

noyes@Luke:16:7 @ Then he said to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith to him, Take thy bond, and write eighty.

noyes@Luke:16:8 @ And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.

noyes@Luke:16:9 @ And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon; that, when it faileth, ye may be received into everlasting habitations.

noyes@Luke:16:10 @ He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.

noyes@Luke:16:11 @ If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

noyes@Luke:16:12 @ and if ye have not been faithful in that which is anothers, who will give you that which is your own?

noyes@Luke:16:13 @ No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate one, and love the other; or he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

noyes@Luke:16:14 @ And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all this, and they derided him.

noyes@Luke:16:15 @ And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.

noyes@Luke:16:16 @ The Law and the Prophets were till John; from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God have been published, and every one is forcing his way into it.

noyes@Luke:16:17 @ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.

noyes@Luke:16:18 @ Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

noyes@Luke:16:19 @ There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.

noyes@Luke:16:20 @ And a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

noyes@Luke:16:21 @ and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich mans table. But even the dogs came and licked his sores.

noyes@Luke:16:22 @ And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

noyes@Luke:16:23 @ And in the underworld he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

noyes@Luke:16:24 @ And he called and said, Father Abraham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

noyes@Luke:16:25 @ But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.

noyes@Luke:16:26 @ And besides all this, between us and you there is placed a great gulf, so that those who wish to cross from hence to you may not be able, and that those on that side cannot cross over to us.

noyes@Luke:16:27 @ Then he said, I pray thee then, father, to send him to my fathers house;

noyes@Luke:16:28 @ for I have five brothers; that he may give earnest warning to them, that they too may not come into this place of torment.

noyes@Luke:16:29 @ But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

noyes@Luke:16:30 @ But he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.

noyes@Luke:16:31 @ But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.