15:1 [] Eplhsiazon de eiV auton panteV oi telwnai kai oi amartwloi, dia na akouwsin auton.

15:2 Kai diegogguzon oi Farisaioi kai oi grammateiV, legonteV oti outoV amartwlouV decetai kai suntrwgei met' autwn.

15:3 Eipe de proV autouV thn parabolhn tauthn, legwn×

15:4 TiV anqrwpoV ex umwn ean ech ekaton probata kai cash en ex autwn, den afinei ta enenhkonta ennea en th erhmw kai upagei zhtwn to apolwloV, ewsou eurh auto;

15:5 Kai eurwn auto, ballei epi touV wmouV autou cairwn.

15:6 Kai elqwn eiV ton oikon, sugkalei touV filouV kai touV geitonaV, legwn proV autouV× Sugcarhte moi, dioti euron to probaton mou to apolwloV.

15:7 SaV legw oti outw qelei eisqai cara en tw ouranw dia ena amartwlon metanoounta mallon para dia enenhkonta ennea dikaiouV, oitineV den ecousi creian metanoiaV.

15:8 H tiV gunh ecousa deka dracmaV, ean cash dracmhn mian, den anaptei lucnon kai saronei thn oikian kai zhtei epimelwV, ewV otou eurh authn;

15:9 kai afou eurh, sugkalei taV filaV kai taV geitonaV, legousa× Sugcarhte moi, dioti euron thn dracmhn thn opoian ecasa.

15:10 Outw, saV legw, cara ginetai enwpion twn aggelwn tou Qeou dia ena amartwlon metanoounta.

15:11 [] Eipe de× AnqrwpoV tiV eice duo uiouV.

15:12 Kai eipen o newteroV autwn proV ton patera× Pater, doV moi to anhkon meroV thV periousiaV. Kai diemoirasen eiV autouV ta uparconta autou.

15:13 Kai met' oligaV hmeraV sunaxaV panta o newteroV uioV, apedhmhsen eiV cwran makran kai ekei dieskorpise thn periousian autou zwn aswtwV.

15:14 Afou de edapanhse panta, egeine peina megalh en th cwra ekeinh, kai autoV hrcise na sterhtai.

15:15 Tote uphge kai prosekollhqh eiV ena twn politwn thV cwraV ekeinhV, ostiV epemyen auton eiV touV agrouV autou dia na boskh coirouV.

15:16 Kai epequmei na gemish thn koilian autou apo twn xulokeratwn, ta opoia etrwgon oi coiroi, kai oudeiV ediden eiV auton.

15:17 Elqwn de eiV eauton, eipe× Posoi misqwtoi tou patroV mou perisseuousin arton, kai egw canomai upo thV peinhV.

15:18 ShkwqeiV qelw upagei proV ton patera mou kai qelw eipei proV auton× Pater, hmarton eiV ton ouranon kai enwpion sou×

15:19 kai den eimai pleon axioV na onomasqw uioV sou× kame me wV ena twn misqwtwn sou.

15:20 Kai shkwqeiV hlqe proV ton patera autou. Enw, de apeicen eti makran, eiden auton o pathr autou kai esplagcnisqh, kai dramwn epepesen epi ton trachlon autou kai katefilhsen auton.

15:21 eipe de proV auton o uioV× Pater, hmarton eiV ton ouranon kai enwpion sou, kai den eimai pleon axioV na onomasqw uioV sou.

15:22 Kai o pathr eipe proV touV doulouV autou× Ferete exw thn stolhn thn prwthn kai endusate auton, kai dote daktulidion eiV thn ceira autou kai upodhmata eiV touV podaV,

15:23 kai feronteV ton moscon ton siteuton sfaxate, kai fagonteV aV eufranqwmen,

15:24 dioti outoV o uioV mou nekroV hto kai anezhse, kai apolwlwV hto kai eureqh. Kai hrcisan na eufrainwntai.

15:25 Hto de o presbuteroV autou uioV en tw agrw× kai kaqwV ercomenoV eplhsiasen eiV thn oikian, hkouse sumfwnian kai corouV,

15:26 kai proskalesaV ena twn doulwn, hrwta ti einai tauta.

15:27 O de eipe proV auton oti o adelfoV sou hlqe× kai esfaxen o pathr sou ton moscon ton siteuton, dioti aphlausen auton ugiainonta.

15:28 Kai wrgisqh kai den hqele na eiselqh. Exhlqe loipon o pathr autou kai parekalei auton.

15:29 O de apokriqeiV eipe proV ton patera× Idou, tosa eth se douleuw, kai pote entolhn sou den parebhn, kai eiV eme oude erifion edwkaV pote dia na eufranqw meta twn filwn mou.

15:30 Ote de o uioV sou outoV, o katafagwn sou ton bion meta pornwn, hlqen, esfaxaV di' auton ton moscon ton siteuton.

15:31 O de eipe proV auton× Teknon, su pantote met' emou eisai, kai panta ta ema sa einai×