STEP 1:

Locate the answer to the test question in the English REI-CST.

Start with your English TEST file. This is where I will find the page num-
ber I am looking for in the English REI-CST.
The answer to the test question should be on this page in the footnotes.
We are looking for page number 94.
(Note the word “[footnote].” This tells me that the answer is
found within the footnotes.)
Go to your English REI-CST file and locate page number 94.
it is found in verse 24. The master told the slave, TELL ME STORIES ABOUT
“For I tell you, none of those men who were HOW TO FIND LOST SHEEP,
invited shall taste of my dinner.” In context,
COINS, AND BOYS (LK. 15:1–32)
this means “Many of you who think you will
Among those listening to Jesus were “tax col-
‘eat bread in the kingdom of God’ will not!”
lectors and . . . sinners” (v. 1; see Luke 7:34). The
They had refused God’s invitation. Specifically,
term “sinners” may strike us as strange since all
they had closed their ears to His invitation to be
are sinners (Romans 3:23), but the word was used
part of His Son’s kingdom. They had rejected
to designate those looked upon as sinners by the
Jesus as God’s Son.
world, and especially by the Pharisees.

The Life of Christ, 2

There is a lesson in the parable for all of us:
Christ did not distance Himself from those
When the Lord invites you (Matthew 11:28),
rejected by society, but even broke bread with
do not make excuses, but respond at once to
them (see Matthew 9:10, 11). 20 This caused the
His love! Then, and only then, can you have
Pharisees and the scribes to grumble, “This

Test 1
the hope of enjoying His spiritual feast (see
en_LOC2_T1
man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke
Revelation 3:20).
15:2). Their hardhearted complaint provoked
Jesus’ best-known series of parables: three
TELL ME STORIES ABOUT
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
stories about lost things.
HOW TO BUILD HOUSES
AND FIGHT WARS (LK. 14:25–35) Lost and Found (15:1–24)
Multitudes had followed Jesus early in His The next story Christ told was about a shep-
1. ____ What is another word for “prodigal” that Galilean Ministry (Matthew 4:25). “Now large herd who lost a sheep and then rejoiced when he
found it (vv. 3–6).21 He said, “I tell you that in the
relates to the son who went to the far country in
crowds were going along with Him” in Perea
(Luke 14:25). Messianic excitement was con- same way, there will be more joy in heaven over

Luke 15?

tinuing to build. 16 The Lord saw the necessity one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine
of stressing to this enthusiastic, but fickle, mob righteous persons who need no repentance” 22

A. Prideful B. Wasteful C. Selfish
 the cost of being His disciple (vv. 26, 27). 17 (v. 7). He told of a woman who lost a coin and
He gave two illustrations about “counting celebrated when she found it (vv. 8, 9).23 “In the

(B, pg. 94 [footnote] – QID_LOC2_001)
2. ____ In the parable of the prodigal son, whom did
the cost”: the need to count the cost before
starting a building project (vv. 28–30) and the
need to count the cost before going into battle 18
(vv. 31, 32). He then re-emphasized the cost of
discipleship (v. 33), 19 adding a “salty” illustra-
same way,” He said, “I tell you, there is joy in
the presence of the angels of God over one sinner
who repents” (v. 10). He then told the parable of
“the prodigal24 son.”25 Regarding this beloved
story, John F. Carter wrote,

the older brother primarily represent? 


tion He had used before. It was good for them to
Thousands whose sin-wrecked lives have
follow Him, but if they were unwilling to make

A. Sadducees B. Teachers C. Pharisees

the necessary sacrifices, they would be like salt
that had lost its savor—worse than worthless 20
Some have attempted to use Luke 15:1, 2 to justify their

(C, pg. 95 – QID_LOC2_002) [comp] 
 (vv. 34, 35; see Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50).
16
The excitement would be climaxed with the Trium-
3. ____ Which of the trees used by Jesus in His phal Entry into Jerusalem a few days before Jesus’ death
(Matthew 21:1–11).
participation in worldly activities. Consider Jesus’ purpose:
He ate with them in order to save their souls (Luke 5:30–32).
Consider the extent of Jesus’ participation: He ate with them,
but He did not engage in their sinful activities.
21
Jesus had earlier used an illustration of a lost sheep
with a different application (Matthew 18:12–14).
22
Since no one is truly righteous (Romans 3:10) and

parables was noted for being deep-rooted and hard

17
Compare Luke 14:26 with Matthew 10:37. Compare since all need to repent (Acts 17:30), the last part of Luke
Luke 14:27 with Matthew 10:38; 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 15:7 appears to be filled with irony: The Pharisees con-
9:23. sidered themselves to be righteous individuals who had
to pull up? 18
Do not concern yourself about who the “enemy” is
in this illustration. Not every detail in a parable/illustra-
no need for repentance (see Luke 18:9).
23
The coin she lost was a drachma, which was equal


 A. Mustard B. Fig C. Mulberry


 (C, pg. 114 [footnote] – QID_LOC2_003)
tion has to “mean something.”
19
Compare with Luke 12:33. Giving up possessions
was part of Jesus’ challenge to those who wanted to travel
with Him full time. In addition to that, in light of the
persecution that later came upon Christians (Acts 8:1),
any who followed Him had to be prepared to have their
possessions taken away.
to a denarius, which was equal to a day’s wage.
24
Many of us have heard and used the word “prodi-
gal” so much that it has come to be synonymous with
“unfaithful” or “sinful” in our minds. The term actually
means “wasteful or extravagant.”
25
For a detailed discussion of this parable, see “Memo-
ries of Home,” Truth for Today (October 1997): 38–43.

4. ____ How long was Jesus in Perea?
 94

A. a few weeks B. a few months C. most of 3 years
(B, pg. 79 – QID_LOC2_004) We have located the text where the test answer is found.

5. ____ When the tower of Siloam fell, how many Now we want to locate this same text in the TRANSLATED REI-CST.
people were killed?
A.14 B.16 C.18

 STEP 2 (option 1):
Locate the answer to the test question in the TRANSLATED REI-CST.

Now that we have found the test answer in the English REI-CST, we need Locate Reading Assignment #24 in the translated REI-CST.
to find it in the translated REI-CST.

Let’s look at the English REI-CST to see which chapter I should look in. îËù ÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅú
We see that the text we are looking for is found in Reading Assignment
#24. ìÅÂÆìñ êÅá #BD
VI. åÆܶ êÃÅÔ å¯º ÇïÃÈ çÅ ìËåÁéÆÁÅ ÇòÚ ÁÅÀ°ä åÕ (Ú¼ñçÅ)Í
à. ÇêðÆÁÅ çÆ Ã¶òÕÅÂÆ (Ú¼ñçÅ)Í
Reading Assignment #24 C. ÇïÃÈ ù ÇÂÕ øðÆÃÆ çÆ Øð üÇçÁÅ ÜÅäÅ Áå¶ êðì» À°µå¶ Çå¿é ã¹Õò¶º
VI. FROM THE THIRD PASSOVER UNTIL JESUS’ ARRIVAL AT ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:A-BD)Í
BETHANY (continued). À. ÔñÆîÆ À°µå¶ ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:G-AA)Í
P. Perean Ministry (continued).
3. Jesus invited to a Pharisee’s house—and three appropri- Á. ì¶×ð÷Æ À°µå¶ ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:AB-AD)Í
Â. ò¼âÆ çÅÁòå çÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AD:AF-BD)Í
Tell ate lessons about feasts (Lk. 14:1–24).
a. A lesson on humility (Lk. 14:7–11).
D. ÇïÃÈ ç¶ î×ð ñ¯Õ» çÆ íÆó Áå¶ ÇÂÕ ÁÇÔî ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:BE-CE)Í
b. A lesson on unselfishness (Lk. 14:12–14).
Me c. The parable of the great banquet (Lk. 14:16–24).
4. Jesus followed by a multitude—and one important les-
E. îÇÔÃÈñ ñËä òÅÇñÁ» Áå¶ êÅêÆÁ» çÅ ÇïÃÈ ç¶ î×ð ÁÅÀ°äÅ Áå¶
Çå¿é Ççñ ๿ìòÆÁ» ÕÔÅäÆÁ», ÇÜé·» 寺 ÇÂÕ ÃìÕ ÇîñçÅ ÔË (¬ÕÅ
son (Lk. 14:25–35).
A 5. Jesus followed by publicans and sinners (Lk. 15:1–32)—
and three touching stories that teach one lesson:
AE:A-CB):
À. ×¹ÁÅÚÆ Ô¯ÂÆ í¶â çÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AE:C-G)Í
Story a. The parable of the lost sheep (Lk. 15:3–7).
b. The parable of the lost coin (Lk. 15:8–10).
c. The parable of the lost boy (Lk. 15:11–32).
Á. ×¹ÁÅÚ¶ Çüն çÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AE:H-A@)Í
6. Jesus accompanied by His disciples—and a vital lesson in
Â. ×¹ÁÅÚ¶ ⶠçÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AE:AA-CB)Í
the parable of the unrighteous steward (Lk. 16:1–13). F. ÇïÃÈ ÁÅêä¶ Ú¶ÇñÁ» éÅñ- Áå¶ ì¶ÂÆîÅé î¹¼ÖÇåÁÅð ç¶ Ççzôà»å ÇòÚ
7. Jesus watched by the Pharisees—and a sobering lesson in
the “parable” of the rich man and Lazarus (Lk. 16:14–31).
ÇÂÕ ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AF:A-AC)Í
G. ÇïÃÈ çÆ øðÆÃÆÁ» ò¼ñ¯º Çé×ðÅéÆ Áå¶ ÁîÆð ÁÅçîÆ Áå¶ ñÅ÷ð ç¶
ÒÒÇçzôà»åÓÓ ÇòÚ ÇÂÕ ×¿íÆð ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AF:AD-CA)Í
INTRODUCTION sage. In this lesson, we will see Him telling
What parent has not heard the words “Tell stories about great banquets, sheep and coins, ÜÅä êÛÅä
me a story”? It seems but a few days ago that family life, business dealings, and even life
my daughters were begging, “Tell us a story, after death. ÇÕÔó¶ ÁÇÜÔ¶ îÅåÅ ÇêåÅ Ô¯ä׶, ÇÜé·» é¶ ÒÒÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅúÓÓ ôìç éŠùÇäÁÅ Ô¯ò¶?
Daddy.” When I was last with my granddaugh- ñ×çÅ ÔË ÇÕ ÇÜò¶º Õ°Þ ÔÆ Ççé êÇÔñ» î¶ðÆÁ» ì¶àÆÁ» îËù ÁÅÖ ðÔÆÁ» Ãé, ÒÒâËâÆ
ter Rachel, she climbed into my lap with this
request: “Tell me a story, Poppy.”
TELL ME STORIES ABOUT ÃÅù ÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅú éÅÍÓÓ ÇêÛñÆ òÅð Üç î˺ ÁÅêäÆ ê¯åÆ ð¶Úñ ç¶ éÅñ ÃÆ å» À°Ô
HOW TO ACT AT BANQUETS î¶ðÆ ×¯ç ÇòÚ Úó·ç¶ îËù ÁÅÖ ðÔÆÁ» Ãé, ÒÒéÅéÅ ÜÆ, ÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅú éÅÍÓÓ
Most of us like stories, and Jesus liked to
(LK. 14:1–24)
tell them. Some of His best-remembered and
Jesus had eaten with a Pharisee in Galilee ÃÅⶠÇò¼Ú¯º òè¶ð¶ ñ¯Õ» ù ÕÔÅäÆÁ» êÿç Ô¹¿çÆÁ» Ôé Áå¶ ÇïÃÈ ù À°é·» ù ùäÅÀ°äÅ
best-loved teaching was in story form. We call
these stories “parables.” 1 “Some of the most
(Luke 7:36–50) and with a Pharisee in Judea êÿç ÃÆÍ À°Ã çÆ Ãí 寺 ò¼è ïÅç ð¼ÖÆ ÜÅä òÅñÆ Áå¶ Ãí 寺 ÇêÁÅðÆ ÇüÇÖÁÅ ÕÔÅäÆÁ»
(Luke 11:37–54). Now He was invited to eat with
notable of Jesus’ parables”2 were spoken during
a Pharisee in Perea 4 (see Luke 14:1, 12a). This
ç¶ å½ð å¶ ÃÆÍ ÁÃÄ À°Ã çÆÁ» ÇÂé·» ÕÔÅäÆÁ» ù ÒÒÇçzôà»åÓÓ ÁÅÖç¶ Ô»ÍA ÒÒÇïÃÈ ç¶ Ãí
His Perean Ministry. 3 The ones in this lesson
were interspersed with pertinent application.
was the third and final recorded time that such 寺 îôÔÈð Ççzôà»å» Çò¼Ú¯º Õ°ÞÓÓB ÇêðÆÁÅ çÆ À°ÃçÆ Ã¶òÕÅÂÆ ç¶ Ãî¶ ÁÅÖ¶ ׶ ÃéÍC
an invitation was extended and accepted. 5 ÇÂà êÅá ÇòÚ Çç¼å¶ ׶ Ççzôà»å ã¹ÕòÄ êÌÅÿÇ×ÕåÅ ç¶ éÅñ ÇÖñð¶ ԯ¶ ÃéÍ òè¶ð¶
Most of the parables and other teaching related,
When we studied Christ’s previous experi-
either directly or indirectly, to the Pharisees Ççzôà»å Áå¶ ÇÂé·» éÅñ Ãì¿Çèå ÇüÇÖÁÅ, ÇÃ¼è¶ Ü» ÁÇÃ¼è¶ å½ð å¶ ëðÆÃÆÁ» ñÂÆ ÔÆ ÃÆ
ences in the houses of Pharisees, we speculated
(see Luke 14:1; 15:2; 16:14).
about the possible motives of His hosts. This
Jesus could take almost any topic and tell a 
time we do not need to guess. Luke wrote that
story about it, a story with an important mes-
1 4
You may want to review the meaning of “parable” According to verse 1, Jesus went to eat at the house
and why Jesus used parables. See the lesson “And He of one of the leaders of the Pharisees. “The Pharisees were
 ave
Pharisees and the scribes to grumble, “This
see
man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke
15:2). Their hardhearted complaint provoked
STEP 2 (option 1) continued
Jesus’ best-known series of parables: three
stories about lost things.

) Since we know
Lost and Foundthat the answer is found in the footnotes and we know that in the India languages we place all footnotes at the end of the chapter, we can
(15:1–24)
His The next story Christ told was about a shep-
go straight to the end of the
herd who lost a sheep and thenchapter.
rejoiced when he
rge
rea found it (vv. 3–6).21 He said, “I tell you that in the
on- Now ifway,
same youthere
can will
readbethemore
language of the translated
joy in heaven over text, locating the specific footnote we are looking for will be very easy for you. However since I can-
ity not read or speak any of the India languages,22 I have other ways of locating what I am looking for.
one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine
mob righteous persons who need no repentance”
(v. 7). He told of a woman who lost a coin and
ng celebrated when she found it (vv. 8, 9).23 “In the Looking back at my English copy, I can see that I
ore same way,” He said, “I tell you, there is joy in want to look somewhere around footnote 24 as this
the the presence of the angels of God over one sinner is the answer to the test question. AAÁÅêä¶ ç¯Ãå» ù ÁÅêä¶ Øð» ÇòÚ Çéî³åðä ç¶ä ÇòÚ Õ¯ÂÆ ì¹ÇðÁÅÂÆ éÔÄ ÔËÍ ÇïÃÈ ù
le 18 who repents” (v. 10). He then told the parable of îðæÅ Áå¶ îðÆÁî òð׶ ç¯Ãå» ç¶ Øð ÜÅäÅ Ú¿×Å ñ×çÅ ÃÆ (¬ÕÅ A@:CH)Í ÇÂà çÅ îåñì
of “the prodigal24 son.”25 Regarding this beloved
story, John F. Carter wrote, (Sometimes footnote numbers between the English ÇÂÔ ÔË ÇÕ ÃÅâÆ îÇÔîÅé éòÅ÷Æ ÇÃðø À°é·» åÕ ÃÆÇîå éÔÄ Ô¯äÆ ÚÅÔÆçÆ Ü¯ ìçñ¶ ÇòÚ ÃÅù
ÁÅêä¶ Øð üç ñËºç¶ ÔéÍ ABÕ°Þ ñ¯Õ ÒÒèðîÆÁ» ç¶ ÜÆ À°µáäÓÓ òÅÕ Á³ô ù ÇÂÔ ÇÃÖÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ
ra-
m to and foreign translation do not match up, so that is òðå¶ Ôé ÇÕ ç¯ ÜÆ À°µáä Ô¯ä׶: èðîÆÁ» çÅ ÜÆ À°µáäÅ Áå¶ ìÅÁç ÇòÚ ÇÕö Ã Õ°èðîÆÁ»

ake Thousands whose sin-wrecked lives have
alt
ess 20
Some have attempted to use Luke 15:1, 2 to justify their
participation in worldly activities. Consider Jesus’ purpose:
He ate with them in order to save their souls (Luke 5:30–32).
Consider the extent of Jesus’ participation: He ate with them,
why I say I want to look “somewhere around foot- çÅ ÜÆ À°µáäÅ Ô¯ò¶×Å (ï±Ô¿éÅ E:BH, BI)Í ¬ÕÅ AD:AD ÇòÚ ÇïÃÈ ç¼Ã ÇðÔÅ ÃÆ ÇÕ ÜÆ À°µáä
ÇòÚ î¹ìÅðÕ ÇÃðø èðîÆ Ô¯ä×¶Í ACîÃÆÔÅ ç¶ ÁÅÀ°ä òÅñ¶ ðÅÜ ç¶ Ãì¿è ÇòÚ ïÔÈçÆÁ» ÇòÚ
note 24.”) ÕÂÆ ÇòÚÅð êŶ Ü»ç¶ ÃéÍ ADÇÂà ÇçÌôà»å ù ÒÒÃ¼ç¶ çÅ ÇçÌôà»åÓÓ ÃÇÔå ÕÂÆ éÅî Çç¼å¶
Ü»ç¶ ÔéÍ AE¬ÕÅ AD:BC ÇòÚ ÒÒîÜìÈðÓÓ ôìç ÷ìðçÃåÄ éÔÄ ìñÇÕ ÃîÞ Õ¶ ÔËÍ öðÆì
ñ¯Õ ÇÕö ÁîÆð Ü» ò¼â¶ ì¿ç¶ ç¶ Øð ÜÅä 寺 ÇÞÜÕä×¶Í AFÇÂÔ À°å¶ÜéÅ ÇïÃÈ çÆ î½å 寺 Õ°Þ
Looking at my translated REI-CST, I find footnote Ççé êÇÔñ» ïðÈôñî ÇòÚ øåÇÔî³ç çÅõñ¶ ç¶ Úðî å¶ êÔ¿¹Ú ×ÂÆ Ô¯ò¶×Æ (î¼åÆ BA:A-AA)Í
24 on page 152. AG¬ÕÅ AD:BF çÆ å°ñéÅ î¼åÆ A@:CG éÅñ Õð¯Í ¬ÕÅ AD:BG çÆ å°ñéÅ î¼åÆ A@:CH; ¬ÕÅ

but He did not engage in their sinful activities. AF:BD; îðÕ°Ã H:CD; ¬ÕÅ I:BC éÅñ Õð¯Í AHÇÂÔ êðòÅÔ éÅ Õð¯ ÇÕ ÇÂà À¹çÅÔðä ÇòÚ
21
um- Jesus had earlier used an illustration of a lost sheep ÒÒòËðÆÓÓ Õ½ä ÔËÍ Ççzôà»å/À°çÅÔðä ÇòÚ Çç¼åÆ Ôð ×¼ñ çÅ ÒÒÕ°Þ ÁðæÓÓ Ô¯ò¶, ÷ðÈðÆ éÔÄ ÔËÍ
ath with a different application (Matthew 18:12–14).
22
Since no one is truly righteous (Romans 3:10) and
At this point, I have located the page number for the AI¬ÕÅ AB:CC éÅñ å°ñéÅ Õð¯Í ¬ÕÅ AB:CC å¶ Ã¿Ö¶ê Çà¼êäÆ ñÂÆ ÒÒéòÆÁ» Áå¶ ê¹ðÅäÆÁ»

×¼ñ»ÓÓ êÅá ò¶Ö¯Í ÜÅÇÂçÅç ù Û¼âäÅ ÁÅêä¶ éÅñ êÈðÅ Ãî» Ú¼ñä çÆ Ç¼ÛÅ ð¼Öä òÅÇñÁ» ñÂÆ
pare since all need to repent (Acts 17:30), the last part of Luke translated answer. This page number (page 152) is Çïñ çÆÁ» Ú¹ä½åÆÁ» ÇòÚ ôÅÇîñ Ô¹¿çÅ ÃÆÍ ÇÂÃ ç¶ ÇÂñÅòÅ, îÃÆÔÆ ñ¯Õ» å¶ ìÅÁç ÇòÚ ÁŶ
uke 15:7 appears to be filled with irony: The Pharisees con-
sidered themselves to be righteous individuals who had what we would expect to find in the translated test ÃåÅÁ çÆ ð½ôéÆ ÇòÚ (ðÃÈñ» ç¶ Õ¿î H:A), À¹Ôç¶ î×ð ÁÅÀ°ä òÅñ¶ ñÂÆ ÁÅêäÆ ÷ÅÇÂçÅç
Û¼âä ñÂÆ ÇåÁÅð Ô¯äÅ ÷ðÈðÆ ÃÆÍ B@Õ°Þ ñ¯Õ» ù ç¹ÇéÁÅòÆ ×åÆÇòèÆÁ» ÇòÚ ÁÅêä¶ ï¯×çÅé
” is no need for repentance (see Luke 18:9).
23
file for test question #1. We are done here and can ù ÃÔÆ áÇÔðÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ ¬ÕÅ AE:A, B çÆ òðåä çÆ Õ¯Çôô ÕÆåÆ ÔËÍ ÇïÃÈ ç¶ îÕÃç å¶ ÇòÚÅð
tra- The coin she lost was a drachma, which was equal
to a denarius, which was equal to a day’s wage. move on to the next test question. Õð¯Í À°Ô À°é·» éÅñ À°é·» çÆÁ» ÜÅé» ù ìÚÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ ÔÆ Ö»çÅ ÔË (¬ÕÅ E:C@-CB)Í ÇïÃÈ ç¶
ons 24
Many of us have heard and used the word “prodi- íÅ× ñËä çÆ Ô¼ç å¶ ÇòÚÅð Õð¯: À°Ô À°é·» ç¶ éÅñ Ö»çÅ ÃÆ, êð À°é·» ç¶ êÅê íð¶ Õ¿î» ÇòÚ
avel gal” so much that it has come to be synonymous with À°é·» éÅñ íÅÂÆòÅñ éÔÄ Ô¹¿çÅ ÃÆÍ
the “unfaithful” or “sinful” in our minds. The term actually Let’s assume for a minute that we do not have the BAÇïÃÈ é¶ êÇÔñ» ÇÂÕ êÌÅÿÇ×ÕåÅ ç¶ éÅñ ×¹ÁÅÚÆ Ô¯ÂÆ íÆó çÆ À°çÅÔðä òðåÆ (î¼åÆ
means “wasteful or extravagant.”
8:1),
heir 25
For a detailed discussion of this parable, see “Mem
“Memo- benefit of this answer being an actual footnote, mak- AH:AB-AD)Í BBÁÃñ ÇòÚ Õ¯ÂÆ òÆ èðîÆ éÔÄ ÔË (ð¯îÆÁ» C:A@) Áå¶ Ãí ù å½ìÅ Õðé
çÆ ñ¯ó ÔË (ðÃÈñ» ç¶ Õ¿î AG:C@), ÇÜà ÕðÕ¶ ¬ÕÅ AE:G çÅ ÁÅõðÆ íÅ× ÔÅïÔÆäÅ ñ¼×çÅ
ries of Home,” Truth for Today (October 1997): 38–43. ing it easy to locate but it is instead located some- ÔË ÇÕ øðÆÃÆ ÁÅêä¶ ÁÅê ù èðîÆ ÃîÞç¶ Ãé, ÇÜò¶º À°é·» ù å½ìÅ Õðé çÆ ñ¯ó ÔÆ éÅ Ô¯ò¶
English REI-CST where within the body text. (ò¶Ö¯ ¬ÕÅ AH:I)Í BCܯ ÇüÕÅ À°Ã é¶ ×¹ÁÅÇÂÁÅ ÃÆ À¹Ô ÇÂÕ çzÅÖîÅ ÃÆ, ÇÜà çÆ ÕÆîå ÇÂÕ
Ççé çÆ î÷çÈðÆ ç¶ ìðÅìð, íÅò ÇÂÕ çÆéÅð ÇÜ¿éÆ ÃÆÍ BDÃÅⶠÇò¼Ú¯º ìÔ¹ÇåÁ» é¶ ÒÒÀ°ÜÅó±ÓÓ
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have located the correct text that corresponds to the êÌ˵Ã, AIFA), BAF. BFÇçzôà»å ç¶ ÇÂà íÅ× å¶ é¯àà ñÂÆ ÒÒìÅÕÆ çÆ ÕÔÅäÆÓÓ êÅá ò¶Ö¯Í
English REI-CST?


I would start just as I did before and locate Reading Translated REI-CST
Assignment #24 in the translated REI-CST....
 STEP 2 (option 2):
Locate the answer to the test question in the TRANSLATED REI-CST.

Now that we have found the test answer in the English REI-CST, we need Locate Reading Assignment #24 in the translated REI-CST.
to find it in the translated REI-CST.

Let’s look at the English REI-CST to see which chapter I should look in. îËù ÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅú
We see that the text we are looking for is found in Reading Assignment
#24. ìÅÂÆìñ êÅá #BD
VI. åÆܶ êÃÅÔ å¯º ÇïÃÈ çÅ ìËåÁéÆÁÅ ÇòÚ ÁÅÀ°ä åÕ (Ú¼ñçÅ)Í
à. ÇêðÆÁÅ çÆ Ã¶òÕÅÂÆ (Ú¼ñçÅ)Í
Reading Assignment #24 C. ÇïÃÈ ù ÇÂÕ øðÆÃÆ çÆ Øð üÇçÁÅ ÜÅäÅ Áå¶ êðì» À°µå¶ Çå¿é ã¹Õò¶º
VI. FROM THE THIRD PASSOVER UNTIL JESUS’ ARRIVAL AT ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:A-BD)Í
BETHANY (continued). À. ÔñÆîÆ À°µå¶ ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:G-AA)Í
P. Perean Ministry (continued).
3. Jesus invited to a Pharisee’s house—and three appropri- Á. ì¶×ð÷Æ À°µå¶ ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:AB-AD)Í
Â. ò¼âÆ çÅÁòå çÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AD:AF-BD)Í
Tell ate lessons about feasts (Lk. 14:1–24).
a. A lesson on humility (Lk. 14:7–11).
D. ÇïÃÈ ç¶ î×ð ñ¯Õ» çÆ íÆó Áå¶ ÇÂÕ ÁÇÔî ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AD:BE-CE)Í
b. A lesson on unselfishness (Lk. 14:12–14).
Me c. The parable of the great banquet (Lk. 14:16–24).
4. Jesus followed by a multitude—and one important les-
E. îÇÔÃÈñ ñËä òÅÇñÁ» Áå¶ êÅêÆÁ» çÅ ÇïÃÈ ç¶ î×ð ÁÅÀ°äÅ Áå¶
Çå¿é Ççñ ๿ìòÆÁ» ÕÔÅäÆÁ», ÇÜé·» 寺 ÇÂÕ ÃìÕ ÇîñçÅ ÔË (¬ÕÅ
son (Lk. 14:25–35).
A 5. Jesus followed by publicans and sinners (Lk. 15:1–32)—
and three touching stories that teach one lesson:
AE:A-CB):
À. ×¹ÁÅÚÆ Ô¯ÂÆ í¶â çÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AE:C-G)Í
Story a. The parable of the lost sheep (Lk. 15:3–7).
b. The parable of the lost coin (Lk. 15:8–10).
c. The parable of the lost boy (Lk. 15:11–32).
Á. ×¹ÁÅÚ¶ Çüն çÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AE:H-A@)Í
6. Jesus accompanied by His disciples—and a vital lesson in
Â. ×¹ÁÅÚ¶ ⶠçÅ Ççzôà»å (¬ÕÅ AE:AA-CB)Í
the parable of the unrighteous steward (Lk. 16:1–13). F. ÇïÃÈ ÁÅêä¶ Ú¶ÇñÁ» éÅñ- Áå¶ ì¶ÂÆîÅé î¹¼ÖÇåÁÅð ç¶ Ççzôà»å ÇòÚ
7. Jesus watched by the Pharisees—and a sobering lesson in
the “parable” of the rich man and Lazarus (Lk. 16:14–31).
ÇÂÕ ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AF:A-AC)Í
G. ÇïÃÈ çÆ øðÆÃÆÁ» ò¼ñ¯º Çé×ðÅéÆ Áå¶ ÁîÆð ÁÅçîÆ Áå¶ ñÅ÷ð ç¶
ÒÒÇçzôà»åÓÓ ÇòÚ ÇÂÕ ×¿íÆð ÃìÕ (¬ÕÅ AF:AD-CA)Í
INTRODUCTION sage. In this lesson, we will see Him telling
What parent has not heard the words “Tell stories about great banquets, sheep and coins, ÜÅä êÛÅä
me a story”? It seems but a few days ago that family life, business dealings, and even life
my daughters were begging, “Tell us a story, after death. ÇÕÔó¶ ÁÇÜÔ¶ îÅåÅ ÇêåÅ Ô¯ä׶, ÇÜé·» é¶ ÒÒÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅúÓÓ ôìç éŠùÇäÁÅ Ô¯ò¶?
Daddy.” When I was last with my granddaugh- ñ×çÅ ÔË ÇÕ ÇÜò¶º Õ°Þ ÔÆ Ççé êÇÔñ» î¶ðÆÁ» ì¶àÆÁ» îËù ÁÅÖ ðÔÆÁ» Ãé, ÒÒâËâÆ
ter Rachel, she climbed into my lap with this
request: “Tell me a story, Poppy.”
TELL ME STORIES ABOUT ÃÅù ÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅú éÅÍÓÓ ÇêÛñÆ òÅð Üç î˺ ÁÅêäÆ ê¯åÆ ð¶Úñ ç¶ éÅñ ÃÆ å» À°Ô
HOW TO ACT AT BANQUETS î¶ðÆ ×¯ç ÇòÚ Úó·ç¶ îËù ÁÅÖ ðÔÆÁ» Ãé, ÒÒéÅéÅ ÜÆ, ÕÔÅäÆ Ã¹äÅú éÅÍÓÓ
Most of us like stories, and Jesus liked to
(LK. 14:1–24)
tell them. Some of His best-remembered and
Jesus had eaten with a Pharisee in Galilee ÃÅⶠÇò¼Ú¯º òè¶ð¶ ñ¯Õ» ù ÕÔÅäÆÁ» êÿç Ô¹¿çÆÁ» Ôé Áå¶ ÇïÃÈ ù À°é·» ù ùäÅÀ°äÅ
best-loved teaching was in story form. We call
these stories “parables.” 1 “Some of the most
(Luke 7:36–50) and with a Pharisee in Judea êÿç ÃÆÍ À°Ã çÆ Ãí 寺 ò¼è ïÅç ð¼ÖÆ ÜÅä òÅñÆ Áå¶ Ãí 寺 ÇêÁÅðÆ ÇüÇÖÁÅ ÕÔÅäÆÁ»
(Luke 11:37–54). Now He was invited to eat with
notable of Jesus’ parables”2 were spoken during
a Pharisee in Perea 4 (see Luke 14:1, 12a). This
ç¶ å½ð å¶ ÃÆÍ ÁÃÄ À°Ã çÆÁ» ÇÂé·» ÕÔÅäÆÁ» ù ÒÒÇçzôà»åÓÓ ÁÅÖç¶ Ô»ÍA ÒÒÇïÃÈ ç¶ Ãí
His Perean Ministry. 3 The ones in this lesson
were interspersed with pertinent application.
was the third and final recorded time that such 寺 îôÔÈð Ççzôà»å» Çò¼Ú¯º Õ°ÞÓÓB ÇêðÆÁÅ çÆ À°ÃçÆ Ã¶òÕÅÂÆ ç¶ Ãî¶ ÁÅÖ¶ ׶ ÃéÍC
an invitation was extended and accepted. 5 ÇÂà êÅá ÇòÚ Çç¼å¶ ׶ Ççzôà»å ã¹ÕòÄ êÌÅÿÇ×ÕåÅ ç¶ éÅñ ÇÖñð¶ ԯ¶ ÃéÍ òè¶ð¶
Most of the parables and other teaching related,
When we studied Christ’s previous experi-
either directly or indirectly, to the Pharisees Ççzôà»å Áå¶ ÇÂé·» éÅñ Ãì¿Çèå ÇüÇÖÁÅ, ÇÃ¼è¶ Ü» ÁÇÃ¼è¶ å½ð å¶ ëðÆÃÆÁ» ñÂÆ ÔÆ ÃÆ
ences in the houses of Pharisees, we speculated
(see Luke 14:1; 15:2; 16:14).
about the possible motives of His hosts. This
Jesus could take almost any topic and tell a 
time we do not need to guess. Luke wrote that
story about it, a story with an important mes-
1 4
You may want to review the meaning of “parable” According to verse 1, Jesus went to eat at the house
and why Jesus used parables. See the lesson “And He of one of the leaders of the Pharisees. “The Pharisees were

Let’s assume for a minute that we do not have the benefit of this answer being an actual footnote and we need to locate the answer somewhere within
the body text. To easily locate the text, I can use things like Major Points, Major Point Subheadings, verses, etc. to help me.
verse 24. The master told the slave,
ou, none of those men who were
l taste of my dinner.” In context,
“Many of you who think you will
n the kingdom of God’ will not!”
used God’s invitation. Specifically,
ed their ears to His invitation to be
Son’s kingdom. They had rejected
’s Son.
a lesson in the parable for all of us:
ord invites you (Matthew 11:28),
e excuses, but respond at once to
en, and only then, can you have
enjoying His spiritual feast (see
:20).
ME STORIES ABOUT
W TO BUILD HOUSES
GHT WARS (LK. 14:25–35)
es had followed Jesus early in His
nistry (Matthew 4:25). “Now large
e going along with Him” in Perea
. Messianic excitement was con-
uild. 16 The Lord saw the necessity
o this enthusiastic, but fickle, mob
eing His disciple (vv. 26, 27). 17
two illustrations about “counting
he need to count the cost before
uilding project (vv. 28–30) and the
t the cost before going into battle 18
He then re-emphasized the cost of
(v. 33), 19 adding a “salty” illustra-
used before. It was good for them to
but if they were unwilling to make
y sacrifices, they would be like salt
its savor—worse than worthless
ee Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50).
ement would be climaxed with the Trium-
Jerusalem a few days before Jesus’ death
11).
Luke 14:26 with Matthew 10:37. Compare
h Matthew 10:38; 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke
ncern yourself about who the “enemy” is
on. Not every detail in a parable/illustra-
an something.”
with Luke 12:33. Giving up possessions
s’ challenge to those who wanted to travel
time. In addition to that, in light of the
at later came upon Christians (Acts 8:1),
wed Him had to be prepared to have their
en away.
With a high degree of certainty, I am confident that I have found the exact line of text that I am looking for on page 152. This is the page number that we
would expect to find in the translated test file for test question #1. We are done here and can move on to the next test question.
STEP 2 (option 2) continued
TELL ME STORIES ABOUT At this point, we have located the chapter where
HOW TO FIND LOST SHEEP,
COINS, AND BOYS (LK. 15:1–32) the test answer can be found in both the English
Among those listening to Jesus were “tax col-
lectors and . . . sinners” (v. 1; see Luke 7:34). The and translated REI-CSTs. We now need to find the AAÁÅêä¶ ç¯Ãå» ù ÁÅêä¶ Øð» ÇòÚ Çéî³åðä ç¶ä ÇòÚ Õ¯ÂÆ ì¹ÇðÁÅÂÆ éÔÄ ÔËÍ ÇïÃÈ ù
îðæÅ Áå¶ îðÆÁî òð׶ ç¯Ãå» ç¶ Øð ÜÅäÅ Ú¿×Å ñ×çÅ ÃÆ (¬ÕÅ A@:CH)Í ÇÂà çÅ îåñì
term “sinners” may strike us as strange since all
are sinners (Romans 3:23), but the word was used
specific page in the translated REI-CST where we ÇÂÔ ÔË ÇÕ ÃÅâÆ îÇÔîÅé éòÅ÷Æ ÇÃðø À°é·» åÕ ÃÆÇîå éÔÄ Ô¯äÆ ÚÅÔÆçÆ Ü¯ ìçñ¶ ÇòÚ ÃÅù
can locate the test answer.
to designate those looked upon as sinners by the ÁÅêä¶ Øð üç ñËºç¶ ÔéÍ ABÕ°Þ ñ¯Õ ÒÒèðîÆÁ» ç¶ ÜÆ À°µáäÓÓ òÅÕ Á³ô ù ÇÂÔ ÇÃÖÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ
world, and especially by the Pharisees.
òðå¶ Ôé ÇÕ ç¯ ÜÆ À°µáä Ô¯ä׶: èðîÆÁ» çÅ ÜÆ À°µáäÅ Áå¶ ìÅÁç ÇòÚ ÇÕö Ã Õ°èðîÆÁ»
Christ did not distance Himself from those
çÅ ÜÆ À°µáäÅ Ô¯ò¶×Å (ï±Ô¿éÅ E:BH, BI)Í ¬ÕÅ AD:AD ÇòÚ ÇïÃÈ ç¼Ã ÇðÔÅ ÃÆ ÇÕ ÜÆ À°µáä
rejected by society, but even broke bread with
them (see Matthew 9:10, 11). 20 This caused the Looking in the English REI-CST on the page where ÇòÚ î¹ìÅðÕ ÇÃðø èðîÆ Ô¯ä×¶Í ACîÃÆÔÅ ç¶ ÁÅÀ°ä òÅñ¶ ðÅÜ ç¶ Ãì¿è ÇòÚ ïÔÈçÆÁ» ÇòÚ
my test answer is found, I can see that my test answer
Pharisees and the scribes to grumble, “This ÕÂÆ ÇòÚÅð êŶ Ü»ç¶ ÃéÍ ADÇÂà ÇçÌôà»å ù ÒÒÃ¼ç¶ çÅ ÇçÌôà»åÓÓ ÃÇÔå ÕÂÆ éÅî Çç¼å¶
man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke
Ü»ç¶ ÔéÍ AE¬ÕÅ AD:BC ÇòÚ ÒÒîÜìÈðÓÓ ôìç ÷ìðçÃåÄ éÔÄ ìñÇÕ ÃîÞ Õ¶ ÔËÍ öðÆì
15:2). Their hardhearted complaint provoked
Jesus’ best-known series of parables: three comes after a Major Point referencing “15:1-32.” ñ¯Õ ÇÕö ÁîÆð Ü» ò¼â¶ ì¿ç¶ ç¶ Øð ÜÅä 寺 ÇÞÜÕä×¶Í AFÇÂÔ À°å¶ÜéÅ ÇïÃÈ çÆ î½å 寺 Õ°Þ
stories about lost things. Ççé êÇÔñ» ïðÈôñî ÇòÚ øåÇÔî³ç çÅõñ¶ ç¶ Úðî å¶ êÔ¿¹Ú ×ÂÆ Ô¯ò¶×Æ (î¼åÆ BA:A-AA)Í
AG¬ÕÅ AD:BF çÆ å°ñéÅ î¼åÆ A@:CG éÅñ Õð¯Í ¬ÕÅ AD:BG çÆ å°ñéÅ î¼åÆ A@:CH; ¬ÕÅ
Lost and Found (15:1–24)
The next story Christ told was about a shep-
I can also see that my test answer comes after a AF:BD; îðÕ°Ã H:CD; ¬ÕÅ I:BC éÅñ Õð¯Í AHÇÂÔ êðòÅÔ éÅ Õð¯ ÇÕ ÇÂà À¹çÅÔðä ÇòÚ
herd who lost a sheep and then rejoiced when he
found it (vv. 3–6).21 He said, “I tell you that in the
Major Point Subheading containing “(15:1-24).” ÒÒòËðÆÓÓ Õ½ä ÔËÍ Ççzôà»å/À°çÅÔðä ÇòÚ Çç¼åÆ Ôð ×¼ñ çÅ ÒÒÕ°Þ ÁðæÓÓ Ô¯ò¶, ÷ðÈðÆ éÔÄ ÔËÍ
AI¬ÕÅ AB:CC éÅñ å°ñéÅ Õð¯Í ¬ÕÅ AB:CC å¶ Ã¿Ö¶ê Çà¼êäÆ ñÂÆ ÒÒéòÆÁ» Áå¶ ê¹ðÅäÆÁ»
same way, there will be more joy in heaven over
one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine ×¼ñ»ÓÓ êÅá ò¶Ö¯Í ÜÅÇÂçÅç ù Û¼âäÅ ÁÅêä¶ éÅñ êÈðÅ Ãî» Ú¼ñä çÆ Ç¼ÛÅ ð¼Öä òÅÇñÁ» ñÂÆ
righteous persons who need no repentance”22 This is what I want to look for next in the translated Çïñ çÆÁ» Ú¹ä½åÆÁ» ÇòÚ ôÅÇîñ Ô¹¿çÅ ÃÆÍ ÇÂÃ ç¶ ÇÂñÅòÅ, îÃÆÔÆ ñ¯Õ» å¶ ìÅÁç ÇòÚ ÁŶ
(v. 7). He told of a woman who lost a coin and ÃåÅÁ çÆ ð½ôéÆ ÇòÚ (ðÃÈñ» ç¶ Õ¿î H:A), À¹Ôç¶ î×ð ÁÅÀ°ä òÅñ¶ ñÂÆ ÁÅêäÆ ÷ÅÇÂçÅç
REI-CST. (I do not have a translated REI-CST that
celebrated when she found it (vv. 8, 9).23 “In the Û¼âä ñÂÆ ÇåÁÅð Ô¯äÅ ÷ðÈðÆ ÃÆÍ B@Õ°Þ ñ¯Õ» ù ç¹ÇéÁÅòÆ ×åÆÇòèÆÁ» ÇòÚ ÁÅêä¶ ï¯×çÅé
is laid out like the English to show you, but I believe
same way,” He said, “I tell you, there is joy in
the presence of the angels of God over one sinner ù ÃÔÆ áÇÔðÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ ¬ÕÅ AE:A, B çÆ òðåä çÆ Õ¯Çôô ÕÆåÆ ÔËÍ ÇïÃÈ ç¶ îÕÃç å¶ ÇòÚÅð
who repents” (v. 10). He then told the parable of
“the prodigal24 son.”25 Regarding this beloved you understand what I am doing here.) Õð¯Í À°Ô À°é·» éÅñ À°é·» çÆÁ» ÜÅé» ù ìÚÅÀ°ä ñÂÆ ÔÆ Ö»çÅ ÔË (¬ÕÅ E:C@-CB)Í ÇïÃÈ ç¶
íÅ× ñËä çÆ Ô¼ç å¶ ÇòÚÅð Õð¯: À°Ô À°é·» ç¶ éÅñ Ö»çÅ ÃÆ, êð À°é·» ç¶ êÅê íð¶ Õ¿î» ÇòÚ
story, John F. Carter wrote,
À°é·» éÅñ íÅÂÆòÅñ éÔÄ Ô¹¿çÅ ÃÆÍ
Thousands whose sin-wrecked lives have
I will continue to use these kinds of things to help BAÇïÃÈ é¶ êÇÔñ» ÇÂÕ êÌÅÿÇ×ÕåÅ ç¶ éÅñ ×¹ÁÅÚÆ Ô¯ÂÆ íÆó çÆ À°çÅÔðä òðåÆ (î¼åÆ
AH:AB-AD)Í BBÁÃñ ÇòÚ Õ¯ÂÆ òÆ èðîÆ éÔÄ ÔË (ð¯îÆÁ» C:A@) Áå¶ Ãí ù å½ìÅ Õðé
20
Some have attempted to use Luke 15:1, 2 to justify their me until I locate the actual text that I am looking for. çÆ ñ¯ó ÔË (ðÃÈñ» ç¶ Õ¿î AG:C@), ÇÜà ÕðÕ¶ ¬ÕÅ AE:G çÅ ÁÅõðÆ íÅ× ÔÅïÔÆäÅ ñ¼×çÅ
participation in worldly activities. Consider Jesus’ purpose:
ÔË ÇÕ øðÆÃÆ ÁÅêä¶ ÁÅê ù èðîÆ ÃîÞç¶ Ãé, ÇÜò¶º À°é·» ù å½ìÅ Õðé çÆ ñ¯ó ÔÆ éÅ Ô¯ò¶
He ate with them in order to save their souls (Luke 5:30–32).
Consider the extent of Jesus’ participation: He ate with them, (ò¶Ö¯ ¬ÕÅ AH:I)Í BCܯ ÇüÕÅ À°Ã é¶ ×¹ÁÅÇÂÁÅ ÃÆ À¹Ô ÇÂÕ çzÅÖîÅ ÃÆ, ÇÜà çÆ ÕÆîå ÇÂÕ
but He did not engage in their sinful activities.
21
Jesus had earlier used an illustration of a lost sheep Looking again at the English REI-CST, I can see that Ççé çÆ î÷çÈðÆ ç¶ ìðÅìð, íÅò ÇÂÕ çÆéÅð ÇÜ¿éÆ ÃÆÍ BDÃÅⶠÇò¼Ú¯º ìÔ¹ÇåÁ» é¶ ÒÒÀ°ÜÅó±ÓÓ
my test answer is found after text containing “18:9.”
with a different application (Matthew 18:12–14).
22
Since no one is truly righteous (Romans 3:10) and
ôìç Áå¶ ÇÂà çÆ òð寺 ù ÁËéÆ òÅð ùÇäÁÅ ÔË ÇÕ ÃÅⶠÇçîÅ× ÇòÚ ÇÂÔ ÒÒì¶òøÅÓÓ Ü»
since all need to repent (Acts 17:30), the last part of Luke ÒÒêÅêÆÓÓ çÅ êÌåÆÕ ÔÆ ìä Ç×ÁÅ ÔËÍ ÇÂà ôìç çÅ îåñì ÁÃñ ÇòÚ ÒÒÖðÚÆñÅ Ü» ø÷Èñ
15:7 appears to be filled with irony: The Pharisees con-
sidered themselves to be righteous individuals who had ÖðÚÓÓ ÔËÍ BEܽé ëÌ˺ÕÇñé ÕÅðàð ¶ ñ¶ÁîËéÓ÷ ÔÅðîéÆ ÁÅø² ç ×½Ãêñ (éËôÇò¼ñ¶: ì̽âîËé
no need for repentance (see Luke 18:9).
23
The coin she lost was a drachma, which was equal Now that I think I have located my text, I compare êÌ˵Ã, AIFA), BAF. BFÇçzôà»å ç¶ ÇÂà íÅ× å¶ é¯àà ñÂÆ ÒÒìÅÕÆ çÆ ÕÔÅäÆÓÓ êÅá ò¶Ö¯Í
the English to the translated version:
to a denarius, which was equal to a day’s wage.
24
Many of us have heard and used the word “prodi-
gal” so much that it has come to be synonymous with 
“unfaithful” or “sinful” in our minds. The term actually
means “wasteful or extravagant.”
act
Notice the English has four sets of parenthesis.
So does this translated text here.
25
For a detailed discussion of this parable, see “Mem
“Memo-
ries of Home,” Truth for Today (October 1997): 38–43.