Luke 15:7

⁷Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.d

Luke 15 contains three of Jesus' most beloved parables — the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son — each responding to the grumbling of Pharisees and scribes who objected to Jesus welcoming sinners and eating with them. Together, these stories form a unified argument about Go