Luke 15:3-7 (NIV) Then Jesus
told them this parable: 4 "Suppose one
of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does
he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and
go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his
shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his
friends and neighbors together and says,
'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost
sheep.' 7 I tell you that in the same way there
will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."