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Passage Lookup: Luke 15:1-7
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7 verses
New International Version (1984 Edition)
Luke 15:1
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Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him.
Luke 15:2
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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
Luke 15:3
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Then Jesus told them this parable:
Luke 15:4
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"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
Luke 15:5
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And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders
Luke 15:6
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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.'
Luke 15:7
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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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