At that time, the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near
to hear Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying,
"This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them this
parable: "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of
them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after
the one which is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it,
he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he
calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice
with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' Just so, I tell
you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than
over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. "Or what
woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a
lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And
when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors,
saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one
sinner who repents."
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