Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
General references
Bible References
Joy
Luke 15:32
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and has been found.'"
Luke 5:32
I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."
Matthew 18:13
If he finds it, I tell all of you with certainty that he rejoices over it more than over the 99 that haven't strayed.
Which
Luke 15:29
But he answered his father, "Listen! All these years I've worked like a slave for you. I've never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you've never given me so much as a young goat for a festival so I could celebrate with my friends.
Luke 16:15
So he told them, "You try to justify yourselves in front of people, but God knows your hearts, because what is highly valued by people is detestable to God.
Luke 18:9
Jesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else:
Proverbs 30:12
Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth.
Romans 7:9
At one time I was alive without any connection to the Law. But when the rule was revealed, sin sprang to life,
Philippians 3:6
As for my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as righteousness in the Law is concerned, I was blameless.
General references
Luke 5:32
I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."
Luke 18:21
The official replied, "I have kept all of these since I was a young man."
Luke 19:10
and the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."