Luke 15:3-13

3 And he spoke this parable unto them, saying,

4 What man of you having a hundred sheep if he lose one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

7 I say unto you that likewise there shall be more joy in heaven over one sinner that repents than over ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance.

8 Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?

9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons;

12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me. And he divided unto them his living.

13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country and there wasted his estate with riotous living.