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Parable #29 — Luke 15:3-7 — The Lost Sheep

Then Jesus told them this parable: “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.

Parable #30 — Luke 15:8-10 — The Lost Coin
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a
lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds
it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have
found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence
of the angels of God over one sinner who repents