New Testament in a Year

The Parable of the Lost Sheep^(A)

15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. ² But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”

³ So He told them this parable, saying, ⁴ “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ⁵ And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ 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.’ ⁷ 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

⁸ “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? ⁹ And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.’ ¹⁰ Likewise, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”