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Luke 15:1-7 (NASB)

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1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. 2 Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." 3 So He told them this parable, saying, 4 "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the 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.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 7) Repentance - More rejoicing in heaven over one who repents than the other 99

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)
(v. 2) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)
(v. 4) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)
(v. 5) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)
(v. 6) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)
(v. 7) Jesus with People - Doubtful Thomas (2009-02-26)

Definition(s):
Pharisees (Fehr-iss-ees): set apart
So (Soh):