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The parable of the lost sheep was told by
Jesus when the Pharisees criticized Him for
socializing with sinners. Through this
story of compassion, Jesus revealed his
rescue mission for sinners. “Then Jesus
told them this parable: ‘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? And when he finds it, he
joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes
home. Then he calls his friends and
neighbors together and says, “Rejoice with
me; I have found my lost sheep.” 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’”The
parable of the lost sheep was told by Jesus
when the Pharisees criticized Him for
socializing with sinners. Through this
story of compassion, Jesus revealed his
rescue mission for sinners. “Then Jesus
told them this parable: ‘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? And when he finds it, he
joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes
home. Then he calls his friends and
neighbors together and says, “Rejoice with
me; I have found my lost
sheep.”(www.allaboutjesuschrist.org).
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