The Prodigal Son

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. — read the full passage →

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

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:

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

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 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 son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

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

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

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

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

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.

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. — read the full passage →

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

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! — read the full passage →

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

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: — read the full passage →

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?

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

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?

For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: — read the full passage →

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. — read the full passage →

Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

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? — read the full passage →

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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.

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.