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He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in
all the earth.
Luke 15: 1
- 10
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Now the tax collectors and sinners were all
drawing near to hear him. |
2 |
And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured,
saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." |
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So he told them this parable:
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"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if
he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and
go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? |
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And when he has found it, he lays it on his
shoulders, rejoicing. |
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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.' |
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Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy
in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons
who need no repentance. |
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"Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if
she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek
diligently until she finds it? |
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And 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.' |
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Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the
angels of God over one sinner who repents." |
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