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erant autem adpropinquantes ei publicani et peccatores utaudirent illum

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et murmurabant Pharisaei et scribae dicentes quia hicpeccatores recipit et manducat cum illis

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et ait ad illos parabolam istam dicens

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quis ex vobis homo qui habet centum oves et si perdideritunam ex illis nonne dimittit nonaginta novem in deserto etvadit ad illam quae perierat donec inveniat illam

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et cum invenerit eam inponit in umeros suos gaudens

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et veniens domum convocat amicos et vicinos dicens illiscongratulamini mihi quia inveni ovem meam quae perierat

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dico vobis quod ita gaudium erit in caelo super unopeccatore paenitentiam habente quam super nonaginta novemiustis qui non indigent paenitentia

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aut quae mulier habens dragmas decem si perdiderit dragmamunam nonne accendit lucernam et everrit domum et quaeritdiligenter donec inveniat

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et cum invenerit convocat amicas et vicinas dicenscongratulamini mihi quia inveni dragmam quam perdideram

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ita dico vobis gaudium erit coram angelis Dei super unopeccatore paenitentiam agente

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ait autem homo quidam habuit duos filios

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et dixit adulescentior ex illis patri pater da mihiportionem substantiae quae me contingit et divisit illissubstantiam

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et non post multos dies congregatis omnibus adulescentiorfilius peregre profectus est in regionem longinquam et ibidissipavit substantiam suam vivendo luxuriose

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et postquam omnia consummasset facta est fames valida inregione illa et ipse coepit egere

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et abiit et adhesit uni civium regionis illius et misitillum in villam suam ut pasceret porcos

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et cupiebat implere ventrem suum de siliquis quas porcimanducabant et nemo illi dabat

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in se autem reversus dixit quanti mercennarii patris meiabundant panibus ego autem hic fame pereo

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surgam et ibo ad patrem meum et dicam illi pater peccaviin caelum et coram te

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et iam non sum dignus vocari filius tuus fac me sicut unumde mercennariis tuis

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et surgens venit ad patrem suum cum autem adhuc longeesset vidit illum pater ipsius et misericordia motus est etadcurrens cecidit supra collum eius et osculatus est illum

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dixitque ei filius pater peccavi in caelum et coram te iamnon sum dignus vocari filius tuus

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dixit autem pater ad servos suos cito proferte stolamprimam et induite illum et date anulum in manum eius etcalciamenta in pedes

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et adducite vitulum saginatum et occidite et manducemus etepulemur

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quia hic filius meus mortuus erat et revixit perierat etinventus est et coeperunt epulari

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erat autem filius eius senior in agro et cum veniret etadpropinquaret domui audivit symphoniam et chorum

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et vocavit unum de servis et interrogavit quae haec essent

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isque dixit illi frater tuus venit et occidit pater tuusvitulum saginatum quia salvum illum recepit

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indignatus est autem et nolebat introire pater ergo illiusegressus coepit rogare illum

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at ille respondens dixit patri suo ecce tot annis serviotibi et numquam mandatum tuum praeterii et numquam dedisti mihihedum ut cum amicis meis epularer

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sed postquam filius tuus hic qui devoravit substantiamsuam cum meretricibus venit occidisti illi vitulum saginatum

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at ipse dixit illi fili tu semper mecum es et omnia meatua sunt

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epulari autem et gaudere oportebat quia frater tuus hicmortuus erat et revixit perierat et inventus est

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

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

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And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

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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?

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And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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

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And he said, A certain man had two sons:

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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!

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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:

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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:

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

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

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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.

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