Bible: Luke 15:4-10
15:4 “Which one 1 of you, if he has a hundred 2 sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture 3 and go look for 4 the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 15:5 Then 6 when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 15:6 Returning 7 home, he calls together 8 his 9 friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner 10 who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people 11 who have no need to repent. 12
15:8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins 13 and loses 14 one of them, 15 does not light a lamp, sweep 16 the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it? 15:9 Then 17 when she has found it, she calls together her 18 friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice 19 with me, for I have found the coin 20 that I had lost.’ 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels 21 over one sinner who repents.”
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