Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around [ to hear Jesus ]. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the [ lost ] sheep [ until he finds it ]? And [ when he finds it ], he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you [ that in the same way there will be more [ rejoicing ] in heaven over one sinner [ who repents ] than over ninety-nine righteous persons [ who do not need [ to repent ] ].
I tell you [ that in the same way there will be more [ rejoicing ] in heaven over one sinner [ who repents ] [ than (there will be) over ninety-nine righteous persons [ who do not need [ to repent ] ] ] ].
I tell you [ that in the same way there will be more [ rejoicing ] in heaven over one sinner [ who repents ] [ than (there will be) over ninety-nine righteous persons [ who do not need [ to repent ] ] ] ].