Matthew 18:10-14 - The Parable Of The Lost Sheep

¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. ¹¹ (...) ¹² What think ye? if a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them hath gone astray, doth he not leave the ninetynine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which hath gone astray? ¹³ And if it happen that he find it, truly do I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninetynine that did not go astray. ¹⁴ Thus it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

¹ And all the publicans and the sinners were drawing near to him, to hear him. ² And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

³ And he spoke to them this parable, saying, ⁴ What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninetynine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it? ⁵ And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And when he hath come home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. ⁷ I say to you, that in like manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninetynine righteous men who have no need of repentance.