[1] Then unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. [2] And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. [3] And he spake parable unto them, saying, [4] What man of having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? [5] And when he hath found it, he layeth it on shoulders, rejoicing. [6] And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice for I have found sheep which was lost. [7] I say that likewise joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.