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1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.
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Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, 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:
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Then Jesus told them this parable:
4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that 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 And 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 that 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 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.
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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.
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