Luke 15:1–10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

¹Now all the ^atax collectors and the ¹sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.

²And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying, “This man receives sinners and ^aeats with them.”

³So He told them this parable, saying,

⁴“^aWhat man among you, if he has one hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the ¹open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

⁵“And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

⁶“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!’

⁷“I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

The Parable of the Lost Drachma

⁸“Or what woman, if she has ten ¹drachmas and loses one ²drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

⁹“And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the ¹drachma which I had lost!’

¹⁰“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy ^ain the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”