15:1 - He gathered the sinners together so that he could speak to them.
15:2 - The Pharisees and scribes all grumbled and said, This man keeps company with sinners and even eats with them.
15:3 - And he told them this story, saying,
15:4 - As Christians, would it not be better to spread the Word to those who do not know it so that they may be saved?
15:5 - When he found it, he put it on his shoulders, celebrating.
15:6 - When he got home, he gathered together all his friends and neighbors. He told them, Let’s celebrate for I have found the one that was lost.
15:7 - It’s true that there will be more happiness in heaven when one sinner repents than over the ninety nine who don’t need to repent.
15:8 - Even if a woman has ten pieces of silver, if she lost one, wouldn’t she do everything she could to find it?
15:9 - When she found it, she gathered together all her friends and neighbors. She told them, Celebrate with me, for I have found the piece I had lost.
15:10 - I will also tell you that for every sinner that repents there will be the great joy of being with God’s angels.
