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1"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, 2if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine 3in the open country, and 4go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
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And when he has found it, 5he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for 6I have found my sheep that was lost.'
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Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who 7repents than over ninety-nine 8righteous persons who need no repentance.