Luke 15:1-10. ἦσαν δὲ αὐτῷ ἐγγίζοντες πάντες οἱ τελῶναι
καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ. καὶ διεγόγγυζον οἵ τε φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ
γραμματεῖς λέγοντες ὅτι οὗτος ἁμαρτωλοὺς προσδέχεται καὶ συνεσθίει αὐτοῖς.
εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην λέγων, τίς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὑμῶν
ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ ἀπολέσας ἐξ αὐτῶν ἓν οὐ καταλείπει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα
ἐννέα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό; καὶ εὑρὼν
ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους αὐτοῦ χαίρων, καὶ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὸν οἶκον συγκαλεῖ
τοὺς φίλους καὶ τοὺς γείτονας λέγων αὐτοῖς, συγχάρητέ μοι, ὅτι εὗρον
τὸ πρόβατόν μου τὸ ἀπολωλός. λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως χαρὰ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἔσται
ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι ἢ ἐπὶ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα δικαίοις οἵτινες
οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας. ἢ τίς γυνὴ δραχμὰς ἔχουσα δέκα, ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ
δραχμὴν μίαν, οὐχὶ ἅπτει λύχνον καὶ σαροῖ τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ ζητεῖ ἐπιμελῶς
ἕως οὗ εὕρῃ; καὶ εὑροῦσα συγκαλεῖ τὰς φίλας καὶ γείτονας λέγουσα, συγχάρητέ
μοι, ὅτι εὗρον τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα. οὕτως, λέγω ὑμῖν, γίνεται χαρὰ
ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι. |
Luke 15:1-10. Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for
to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth
sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
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 when he hath found it, he layeth it on his
shoulders, rejoicing. 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. 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. 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? 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. Likewise, I say unto you,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that
repenteth. |