Parable of the Lost Sheep

Are you a lost sheep? If you once were close to Jesus and have now drifted away, you can come back to Him. You are like a little lamb who is lost on the cliff. The Shepherd is looking for you. He hears your cries.

Luke 15

The Lost Sheep

¹Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.

²Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and⁾eats with them."

³So He told them this parable, saying,

⁴What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

⁵"When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

⁶"And when 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!'

⁷"I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.