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5 And when he hath found it, he layeth 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 cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto 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 say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which 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 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find 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 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece 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 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
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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.”
11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
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Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.
12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
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The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
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“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
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After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
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So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
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