1. The tax collectors and sinners all came to listen to Jesus.
2. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to complain: “Look, this man welcomes sinners and even eats with them.”
3. Then Jesus told them this story:
4. “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep but loses one of them. Then he will leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the open field and go out and look for the lost sheep until he finds it.