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4"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, 5if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine 6in the open country, and 7go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
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And when he has found it, 8he 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 9I have found my sheep that was lost.'
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Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who 10repents than over ninety-nine 11righteous persons who need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8"Or what woman, having ten silver coins,[a] 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 that I had lost.'
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Just so, I tell you, there is joy before 12the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
11 And he said, "There was a man who had two sons.
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And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me 13the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided 14his property between them.