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1 And all publicans and sinful were drawing near him to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, That this receives the sinful, and eats together with them. 3 And he spake this parable to them, saying, 4 What man of you, having one hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, leaves not the ninety-nine in the desert, and goes for the one lost, till he find it. 5 And having found, he puts upon his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And having come into the house, he calls together friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me: for I have found my lost sheep. 7 I say to you, that so shall joy be in heaven over one sinful repenting, more than over ninety-nine just, which have no need of repentance. 8 Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, lights not a lamp, and sweeps the house, and seeks diligently till she should find? 9 And having found, she calls together female friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I found the drachma which I lost. Luke 15:1-9, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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