Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them---what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.
(Luk 15:4 GNB)
When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders
(Luk 15:5 GNB)
and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, 'I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!'
(Luk 15:6 GNB)
In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.
(Luk 15:7 GNB)
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