Luke 15:6-10 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

6. and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbours and say, “Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep.”

7. Jesus said, “In the same way there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over ninety-nine good people who don't need to.”

8. Jesus told the people another story:What will a woman do if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them? Won't she light a lamp, sweep the floor, and look carefully until she finds it?

9. Then she will call in her friends and neighbours and say, “Let's celebrate! I've found the coin I lost.”

10. Jesus said, “In the same way God's angels are happy when even one person turns to him.”

Luke 15