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Luke 15:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Luke 15:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 and the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
The Parable of the Lost Sheep.[a] 3 Therefore, he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, if you have a hundred sheep and lose one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
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- Luke 15:3 The parable of the lost sheep pushes antithesis to the extreme so that persons may never doubt God’s tenderness for them.
Luke 15:2-4
New International Version
Luke 15:2-4
New International Version
2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”(A)
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:(B) 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?(C)
Luke 15:2-4
New King James Version
Luke 15:2-4
New King James Version
2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners (A)and eats with them.” 3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
4 (B)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
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- Luke 15:2 welcomes
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