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3 So, Jesus told them this parable, saying,
4 “Which one of you who has a hundred sheep, and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in a deserted place and go looking for the lost one until he finds it?
5 And when he finds it, he places it on his shoulders [i.e., to return it], and is so glad.
6 And when he gets home, he calls his friends and neighbors together and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I found my sheep that was lost.’
7 I tell you that, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinful person who repents [i.e., changes his heart and life], than over ninety-nine persons who do not need to repent.
8 Or what woman, who has ten silver coins [Note: These coins each amounted to about one day of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994], and if she loses one of them, would not light a lamp, sweep the house and search for it diligently until she finds it?
9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I found the coin I had lost.’
10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels [i.e., in heaven ?] over one sinful person who repents.”