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Then when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.’ Likewise, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous men who need no repentance.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

“Or what woman, having ten silver coins[a] and losing one, does not light a candle and sweep the house and search diligently until she finds it?

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:8 Gk. drachmas, each worth about a day’s wage.