15 Many tax-collectors and others regarded as sinners had come closer so they could hear what Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) was teaching,[ref] 2 but those from the Farisaios party and the religious teachers were grumbling, “This man accepts sinners and even eats with them!” 3 So Yeshua told them this parable:

4 “If you had a hundred sheep and one of them went missing, which of you wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine there in the wilderness and go and search for the missing sheep until you found it? 5 And once you found it, you would carry it home on your shoulders feeling very happy. 6 When you got back to the house, surely you’d call your friends and neighbours and tell them, ‘Come and celebrate with me because I found my lost sheep.’ 7 I’m telling you all that there’s similar celebration in heaven when one person turns from their disobedience and obeys God—more than over ninety-nine guiltless people who have no need to change.