Luke 15:1-9 ▼

1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.

2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, |This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.|

3 So Jesus told them this parable:

4 Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?

5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.'

7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.

8 Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?

9 Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'