他就吩咐众人坐在地上。
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
祭司长告他许多的事。
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
彼拉多要叫众人喜悦，就释放巴拉巴给他们，将耶稣鞭打了，交给人钉十字架。
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
又拿一根苇子，打他的头，吐唾沫在他脸上屈膝拜他。
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
耶稣就用比喻，说，
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
你们中间谁有一百只羊，失去一只，不把这九十九只撇在旷野，去找那失去的羊直到找着呢。
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?
我告诉你们，一个罪人悔改，在神的使者面前，也是这样为他欢喜。
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
从今以后，我不配称为你的儿子，把我当作一个雇工吧。
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
于是起来往他父亲那里去。相离还远，他父亲看见，就动了慈心，跑去抱着他的颈项，连连舆他亲嘴。
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.
因为我这个儿子，是死而复活，失而又得的。他们就快乐起来。
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.