Parables in Luke
One sheep, one coin
1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
2The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
3He told them this parable:
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?
5When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6When 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!’
7I 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?
9When 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!’
10Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
Tax collectors and sinners gather to listen. The Pharisees and scribes complain that Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. The stories that follow describe a shepherd looking for one missing sheep and a woman searching for one missing coin.
The shepherd carries the sheep home on his shoulders. The woman lights a lamp and sweeps her house until she finds the coin. Both call friends and neighbors to rejoice. The explanation connects their joy with a sinner’s repentance. What do the two searchers do after finding what they lost?
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