Luke 15:1-10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

1 Now ¹the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

2 And the Pharisees and the scribes ²grumbled, saying, ³"This man receives sinners and ⁴eats with them."

3 So he told them this parable:

4 ⁵"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, ⁶if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine ⁷in the open country, and ⁸go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, ⁹he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for ¹⁰I have found my sheep that was lost.'

7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who ¹¹repents than over ninety-nine ¹²righteous 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?

9 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.'

10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before ¹³the angels of God over one sinner who repents."