1 Then drew neere vnto him all the Publicanes and sinners, for to heare him.
2 And the Pharises and Scribes murmured, murmured, saying, This man receiueth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 ΒΆ And he spake this parable vnto them, saying,
4 What man of you hauing an hundred sheepe, if he loose one of them, doth not leaue the ninety and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, hee layeth it on his shoulders, reioycing.
6 And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friends, and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with me, for I haue found my sheepe which was lost.
7 I say vnto you, that likewise ioy shall be in heauen ouer one sinner that repenteth, more then ouer ninety and nine iust persons, which need no repentance.
Lk 15:1-7
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