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1 All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him.
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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him.
2 The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
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And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them."
3 Jesus told them this parable:
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So he told them this parable:
4 “Suppose someone among you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them. Wouldn't he leave the other ninety-nine in the pasture and search for the lost one until he finds it?
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"Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
5 And when he finds it, he is thrilled and places it on his shoulders.
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When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices.
6 When he arrives home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Celebrate with me because I've found my lost sheep.'
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And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'
7 In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who changes both heart and life than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to change their hearts and lives.
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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.
8 "Or what woman, if she owns ten silver coins and loses one of them, won't light a lamp and sweep the house, searching her home carefully until she finds it?
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"Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 When she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Celebrate with me because I've found my lost coin.'
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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.'
10 In the same way, I tell you, joy breaks out in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who changes both heart and life."
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Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."