Luke 15:1–10

The Lost Sheep

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

²Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and ^aeats with them.”

³So He told them this parable, saying,

⁴“^aWhat man among you, if he has a 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“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 Lost Coin

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

⁹“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!’

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