for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

因为我这个儿子是死而复活，失而又得的。’他们就快乐起来。

因为我这个儿子是死而复活，失而复得的。’他们就开始庆祝。

因为我这个儿子是死而复活，失而复得的。’他们就开始庆祝。

因我这儿子是死而复活、失而复得的。’于是他们欢宴庆祝。

因为我这儿子是死而复活、失而又得的。’他们就欢乐起来。

因为我这个儿子是死而复生、失而复得的。’于是他们开始庆祝。

因為我這個兒子是死而復活，失而又得的。』他們就快樂起來。

因為我這個兒子是死而復活，失而復得的。』他們就開始慶祝。

因為我這個兒子是死而復活，失而復得的。』他們就開始慶祝。

因我這兒子是死而復活、失而復得的。』於是他們歡宴慶祝。

因為我這兒子是死而復活、失而又得的。’他們就歡樂起來。

因為我這個兒子死又再活了；失掉又得着了。」他們就歡躍起來。

因為我這個兒子是死而復生、失而復得的。』於是他們開始慶祝。

蓋我此子、死而復生、亡而復得者也、眾遂樂焉、

蓋此子、死而復生、失而又得者也、其父與眾共樂、

因我此子、死而復生、失而又得也、遂與眾同樂、

蓋吾兒死而復生、失而復得矣。」

For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

This son of mine was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

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

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

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

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

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

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

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again– he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.

that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.( It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)

You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.

“ If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?

For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.

I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes— feed them justice!

And because you belong to him, the power of the life giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.

So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.

for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,“ Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.

For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.

Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!“ Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say,‘ Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’

Jesus told her,“ I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

“ Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars:“ I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive— but you are dead.

They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts— the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone.The young women will dance for joy, and the men— old and young— will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.The priests will enjoy abundance, and my people will feast on my good gifts. I, the Lord, have spoken!”This is what the Lord says:“ A cry is heard in Ramah— deep anguish and bitter weeping. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted— for her children are gone.”But now this is what the Lord says:“ Do not weep any longer, for I will reward you,” says the Lord.“ Your children will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy.There is hope for your future,” says the Lord.“ Your children will come again to their own land.

For since their rejection meant that God offered salvation to the rest of the world, their acceptance will be even more wonderful. It will be life for those who were dead!

“ I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.“ And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice— the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.

Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness.

When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him.

You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty.

“ Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

Then Jacob exclaimed,“ It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”

Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.

Drink deeply of her glory even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.”

When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots.