Luke 15:4-10
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4 (A)“What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one(B) until he finds it?(C) 5 And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy 6 and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you, in just 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 of repentance.(D)
The Parable of the Lost Coin. 8 “Or what woman having ten coins[a] and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ 10 In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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- 15:8 Ten coins: literally, “ten drachmas.” A drachma was a Greek silver coin.
Ezekiel 34:16
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16 The lost I will search out, the strays I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, and the sick I will heal; but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them in judgment.
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