Luke 15:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Either what woman, hauyng tenne peeces of siluer, yf she loose one, doth not lyght a candle, and swepe the house, and seke diligently tyll she fynde it?

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  • Ezek 34:12 : 12 Lyke as a shephearde when he hath ben among the flocke, seeketh after the sheepe that are scattered abroade: euen so wyll I seeke after my sheepe, and deliuer them out of all places where they haue ben scattered, in the cloudie and darke day.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the sonne of man is come to seke, and to saue that which was lost.
  • John 10:16 : 16 And other sheepe I haue, which are not of this folde: them also must I bryng, & they shall heare my voyce, and there shalbe one folde, and one sheepehearde.
  • John 11:52 : 52 And not for the people only: but that he shoulde gather together in one, the chyldren of God, that were scattered abrode.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 And came and preached peace to you which were a farre of, and to them that were nye.

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  • Luke 15:9-11
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    9 And when she hath founde it, she calleth her louers & her neyghbours together, saying: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde the peece which I had lost.

    10 Lykewyse I say vnto you, shall there be ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, ouer one sinner that repenteth.

    11 And he sayde. A certayne man had two sonnes:

  • Luke 15:3-7
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    3 But he put foorth this parable vnto them, saying:

    4 What man of you, hauyng an hundred sheepe, if he loose one of them, doth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and go after that which is lost, vntyll he fynde it?

    5 And when he hath founde it, he layeth it on his shoulders with ioy:

    6 And assoone as he commeth home, he calleth together his louers and neyghbours, saying vnto them: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost.

    7 I say vnto you, that lykewyse ioy shalbe in heauen ouer one sinner that repenteth, more then ouer ninetie and nine iust persons, which neede no repentaunce.

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    11 For the sonne of man, is come to saue that which was lost.

    12 Howe thynke ye? If a man haue an hundred sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leaue ninetie & nine, and goeth into the mountaynes, and seketh that which went astray?

    13 And yf it so be that he fynde it, veryly I say vnto you, he reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine, which went not astray.

    14 Euen so, it is not the wyll of your father in heauen, that one of these litle ones shoulde peryshe.

  • 10 For the sonne of man is come to seke, and to saue that which was lost.

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    44 Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto treasure hyd in the fielde: the which a man hath founde, and hyd, and for ioy therof, goeth and selleth all that he hath, and byeth the fielde.

    45 Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a marchaunt man, seekyng goodly pearles.

    46 Which, when he founde one precious pearle, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.

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    24 For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue agayne, he was lost, and is founde. And they began to be mery.

    25 The elder brother was in the fielde: and when he came and drewe nye to the house, he hearde minstrelsie & daunsing,

    26 And called one of his seruauntes, and asked, what those thynges meant.

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    30 But assoone as this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy goodes with harlottes, thou hast for his pleasure kylled that fat calfe.

    31 And he sayde vnto hym: Sonne, thou art euer with me, and all that I haue, is thyne,

    32 It was meete that we shoulde make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alyue agayne: and was lost, and is founde.

  • 31 But if he may be gotten, he restoreth agayne seuen tymes as muche, or els he maketh recompence with all the good of his house.

  • 4 If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures:

  • 1 Then shall the kyngdome of heauen be lykened vnto ten virgins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome.

  • 15 Neyther do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell: but on a candelsticke, and it geueth lyght vnto all that are in the house.

  • 16 No man when he lyghteth a candel, couereth it with a vessell, or putteth it vnder a table, but setteth it on a candlesticke, that they which enter in, may see the lyght.

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    13 And not long after, when the younger sonne had gathered all that he had together, he toke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his goodes with riotous lyuyng.

    14 And when he had spent all, there arose a great dearth in all that lande, and he began to lacke.

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    15 And it came to passe, that whe he had receaued his kyngdome and returned, he commaunded these seruauntes to be called vnto him, to whom he had geuen the money, to wyt howe muche euery man had done in occupying.

    16 Then came the first, saying: Lorde thy peece hath gayned ten peeces.

  • 41 There was a certayne lender, which had two detters: The one ought fyue hundred pence, and the other fyftie.

  • 33 No man lyghteth a candle, & putteth it in a priuie place, neither vnder a busshell: but on a candlesticke, that they which come in may see the lyght,

  • 35 For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.

  • 18 But he that receaued that one, went and digged in the earth, and hyd his Lordes money.

  • 39 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his lyfe, for my sake, shall fynde it.

  • 3 Or if he haue founde that which was lost, and denieth it, and sweareth falsely vpon whatsoeuer thing it be that a man doth, and sinneth therein:

  • 1 And he sayde also vnto his disciples. There was a certayne riche man, which had a stewarde, and the same was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goodes.

  • 11 And he sayde vnto them: What man of you wyll there be that shall haue a sheepe, & if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, wyll he not take holde of it, and lift it out?

  • 18 I wyll aryse, and go to my father, and wyll say vnto hym: Father, I haue sinned agaynst heauen, and before thee,

  • 25 And when he commeth, he fyndeth it swept and garnisshed.

  • 25 For what auauntageth it a man yf he wynne the whole worlde, and lose hym selfe, or runne in daunger of hym selfe?

  • 27 Beholde (saith the preacher) this haue I diligently searched out and proued: One thing must be considered with another, that a man may come by knowledge,

  • 24 And when he had begunne to recken, one was brought vnto hym, which ought hym ten thousande talentes.

  • 45 And when they founde hym not, they turned backe againe to Hierusalem, and sought hym.

  • 10 He that is faythfull in that which is least, is faythfull also in much. And he that is vnrighteous in the least, is vnrighteous also in much.

  • 21 And he saide vnto them: Is the candle lyghted to be put vnder a busshell, or vnder the table? And not to be put on a candelsticke?

  • 8 For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened.

  • 5 So, whe he had called all his maisters detters together, he sayde vnto the first: Howe muche owest thou vnto my maister?

  • 44 Then he sayeth: I wyll returne into my house, from whence I came out. And when he is come, he fyndeth it emptie, swept, and garnyshed.