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Luke 15:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. "

Luke 15:7

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5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 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 even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

8 “Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’

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Matthew 18:13

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"If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray."

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Ecclesiastes 8:12

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Sirach 17:24

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"However to those who repent he grants a return. He comforts those who are losing hope."

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Amos 5:3

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"For the Lord GOD says: “The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”"

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Genesis 18:32

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"He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”"

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Tobit 13:13

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"Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for the sons of the righteous; for they will be gathered together and will bless the Lord of the righteous."

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Luke 15:1

"Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him."

Luke 15:2

"The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”"

Luke 15:3

"He told them this parable:"

Luke 15:4

"“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?"

Luke 15:5

"When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing."

Luke 15:6

"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!’"

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