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1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.
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Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
2 Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."
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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 So He told them this parable, saying,
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Then Jesus told them this parable:
4 "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
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“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
5 "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders
6 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'
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and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’
7 "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
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I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
8 "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
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“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coinsand loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
9 "When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!'
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And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’
10 "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
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In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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