Luke 15:4-7

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴ “^(A)What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the ^[a]open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ⁵ When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.