"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? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' 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."
go after the lost sheep until he finds it
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
Psalm 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
Jeremiah 31:10 "Hear the word of the LORD, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.'"
Ezekiel 34:11 "'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them.'"
Luke 5:32 "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
I have found my lost sheep
Luke 15:9 "And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.'"
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 15:10 "In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
NOTES:
Lost sheep - Psalm 23; Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 23:11-16
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Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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