Luke 15:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Luke 15:1 NIV
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
Luke 15:2 NIV
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Luke 15:4 NIV
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
Luke 15:5 NIV
And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders
Luke 15:6 NIV
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 NIV
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.
Luke 15:8 NIV
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
Luke 15:9 NIV
And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’
Luke 15:10 NIV
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”





