Comman English Bible Luke

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Luke 15:18
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of my father's hired hands have more than household manager was wasting his estate. enough food, but I'm starving to death! 181 ?He called the manager in and said to him, will get up and go to my father, and say to 'What is this I hear about you? Give me a him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven report of your administration because you and against you."'I no longer deserve to be can no longer serve as my manager. called your son. Take me on as one of your3"The household manager said to himself, hired hands.": 20 So he got up and went to What will I do now that my master is firing his father.
me as his manager? I'm not strong enough “While he was still a long way off, his to dig and too proud to beg. "I know what father saw him and was moved with com- I'll do so that, when I am removed from my passion. His father ran to him, hugged him, management position, people will welcome and kissed him. 21 Then his son said, 'Father, me into their houses. I have sinned against heaven and against 5"One by one, the manager sent for each you. I no longer deserve to be called your person who owed his master money. He son.' 22But the father said to his servants, said to the first, 'How much do you owe Quickly, bring out the best robe and put it my master?' He said, 'Nine hundred galon him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals lons of olive oil.' The manager said to him, on his feet! 23 Fetch the fattened calf and 'Take your contract, sit down quickly, and slaughter it. We must celebrate with feast- write four hundred fifty gallons.' Then the ing 24because this son of mine was dead manager said to another, 'How much do and has come back to life! He was lost and you owe?' He said, 'One thousand bushels is found!' And they began to celebrate. of wheat.' He said, 'Take your contract and
25"Now his older son was in the field. write eight hundred! Coming in from the field, he approached 8“The master commended the dishonest the house and heard music and dancing. manager because he acted cleverly. People 26 He called one of the servants and asked who belong to this world are more clever what was going on. 27 The servant replied, in dealing with their peers than are people 'Your brother has arrived, and your father who belong to the light. 'I tell you, use has slaughtered the fattened calf because worldly wealth to make friends for yourhe received his son back safe and sound' selves so that when it's gone, you will be 28 Then the older son was furious and didn't welcomed into the eternal homes. want to enter in, but his father came out 10“Whoever is faithful with little is also and begged him. He answered his father, faithful with much, and the one who is dis“Look, I've served you all these years, and honest with little is also dishonest with I never disobeyed your instruction. Yet much. "If you haven't been faithful with you've never given me as much as a young worldly wealth, who will trust you with true goat so I could celebrate with my friends. riches? 1? If you haven't been faithful with 30 But when this son of yours returned, someone else's property, who will give you after gobbling up your estate on prosti- your own? 13No household servant can serve tutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for two masters. Either you will hate the one and him. 31Then his father said, 'Son, you are love the other, or you will be loyal to the one always with me, and everything I have is and have contempt for the other. You cannot yours. 32But we had to celebrate and be glad serve God and wealth." because this brother of yours was dead and is alive. He was lost and is found.'”
Jesus responds to Pharisees
14 The Pharisees, who were moneyFaithfulness with money
lovers, heard all this and sneered at Jesus. 1 Jesus also said to the disciples, "A 15He said to them, “You are the ones who TO certain rich man heard that his justify yourselves before other people, but
o 'Or one hundred jugs (approximately nine gallons each)
Or eighty measures (ten to twelve bushels each)