Luke 15
New International Version
The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(C)
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:(D) 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(E) 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(F) 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(G)
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’(H) 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(I)
The Parable of the Lost Son
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.(J) 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(K) So he divided his property(L) between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(M) in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.(N) 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned(O) against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(P)
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.(Q) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe(R) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger(S) and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(T) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.(U)
25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
28 “The older brother became angry(V) and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property(W) with prostitutes(X) comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
31 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”(Y)
Footnotes
- Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas, each worth about a day’s wages
Lucas 15
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Parábola de la oveja perdida (Mt 18,12-14)
15 Todos los recaudadores de impuestos y gente de mala reputación solían reunirse para escuchar a Jesús. 2 Al verlo, los fariseos y los maestros de la ley murmuraban:
— Este anda con gente de mala reputación y hasta come con ella.
3 Jesús entonces les contó esta parábola:
4 — ¿Quién de ustedes, si tiene cien ovejas y se le pierde una de ellas, no deja en el campo las otras noventa y nueve y va en busca de la que se le había perdido? 5 Cuando la encuentra, se la pone sobre los hombros lleno de alegría 6 y, al llegar a casa, reúne a sus amigos y vecinos y les dice: “¡Alégrense conmigo, porque ya encontré la oveja que se me había perdido!”. 7 Pues yo les digo que, igualmente, hay más alegría en el cielo por un pecador que se convierta que por noventa y nueve justos que no necesiten convertirse.
Parábola de la moneda perdida
8 O también, ¿qué mujer, si tiene diez monedas y se le pierde una de ellas, no enciende una lámpara y barre la casa y la busca afanosamente hasta que la encuentre? 9 Y cuando la encuentra, reúne a sus amigas y vecinas y les dice: “¡Alégrense conmigo, porque ya encontré la moneda que se me había perdido!”. 10 Pues yo les digo que, igualmente, se alegran los ángeles de Dios por un solo pecador que se convierta.
Parábola de los dos hijos y el padre bueno
11 Y les contó también:
— Había una vez un padre que tenía dos hijos. 12 El menor de ellos le dijo: “Padre, dame la parte de la herencia que me corresponde”. El padre repartió entonces sus bienes entre los dos hijos. 13 Pocos días después, el hijo menor reunió cuanto tenía y se marchó a un país lejano, donde lo despilfarró todo de mala manera. 14 Cuando ya lo había malgastado todo, sobrevino un terrible período de hambre en aquella región, y él empezó también a padecer necesidad. 15 Entonces fue a pedir trabajo a uno de los habitantes de aquel país, el cual lo envió a sus tierras, a cuidar cerdos. 16 Él habría querido llenar su estómago con las algarrobas que comían los cerdos, pero nadie le daba nada. 17 Entonces recapacitó y se dijo: “¡Cuántos jornaleros de mi padre tienen comida de sobra, mientras yo estoy aquí muriéndome de hambre! 18 Volveré a mi padre y le diré: Padre, he pecado contra Dios y contra ti, 19 y ya no merezco que me llames hijo; trátame como a uno de tus jornaleros”. 20 Inmediatamente se puso en camino para volver a casa de su padre. Aún estaba lejos, cuando su padre lo vio y, profundamente conmovido, salió corriendo a su encuentro, lo estrechó entre sus brazos y lo besó. 21 El hijo empezó a decir: “Padre, he pecado contra Dios y contra ti, y ya no merezco que me llames hijo”. 22 Pero el padre ordenó a sus criados: “¡Rápido! Traigan las mejores ropas y vístanlo, pónganle un anillo en el dedo y calzado en los pies. 23 Luego saquen el ternero cebado, mátenlo y hagamos fiesta celebrando un banquete. 24 Porque este hijo mío estaba muerto y ha vuelto a la vida; se había perdido y lo hemos encontrado”. Y comenzaron a hacer fiesta.
25 En esto, el hijo mayor, que estaba en el campo, regresó a casa. Al acercarse, oyó la música y los cánticos. 26 Y llamando a uno de los criados, le preguntó qué significaba todo aquello. 27 El criado le contestó: “Es que tu padre ha hecho matar el becerro cebado, porque tu hermano ha vuelto sano y salvo”. 28 El hermano mayor se irritó al oír esto y se negó a entrar en casa. Su padre, entonces, salió para rogarle que entrara. 29 Pero el hijo le contestó: “Desde hace muchos años vengo trabajando para ti, sin desobedecerte en nada, y tú jamás me has dado ni siquiera un cabrito para hacer fiesta con mis amigos. 30 Y ahora resulta que llega este hijo tuyo, que se ha gastado tus bienes con prostitutas, y mandas matar en su honor el becerro cebado”. 31 El padre le dijo: “Hijo, tú siempre has estado conmigo, y todo lo mío es tuyo. 32 Pero ahora tenemos que hacer fiesta y alegrarnos, porque tu hermano estaba muerto y ha vuelto a la vida; se había perdido y lo hemos encontrado”.
Luke 15
New King James Version
The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Then (B)all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (C)and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
4 (D)“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? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, (E)‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep (F)which was lost!’ 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (G)than over ninety-nine [b]just persons who (H)need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver [c]coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And 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!’ 10 Likewise, 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
11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them (I)his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [d]prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the [e]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! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (J)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and 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 (K)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. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (L)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, [f]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 (M)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. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And 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. 29 So 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. 30 But 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. 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, (N)for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”
Footnotes
- Luke 15:2 welcomes
- Luke 15:7 upright
- Luke 15:8 Gr. drachma, a valuable coin often worn in a ten-piece garland by married women
- Luke 15:13 wasteful
- Luke 15:16 carob pods
- Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring
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