Jeremiah 4:11-12
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11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(A) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind(B) too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments(C) against them.”
Jeremiah 4:22-28
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22 “My people are fools;(A)
they do not know me.(B)
They are senseless children;
they have no understanding.(C)
They are skilled in doing evil;(D)
they know not how to do good.”(E)
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty;(F)
and at the heavens,
and their light(G) was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(H)
all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.(I)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(J)
all its towns lay in ruins(K)
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(L)
27 This is what the Lord says:
Luke 15:1-10
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(C)
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:(D) 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(E) 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(F) 7 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.(G)
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’(H) 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”(I)
Footnotes
- Luke 15:8 Greek ten drachmas, each worth about a day’s wages
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