Luke 15:7
“I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 15:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
So, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one outcast who repents, than over ninety-nine religious people, who have no need to repent.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich sage euch: Also wird Freude im Himmel sein über einen Sünder, der Buße tut, mehr als über neunundneunzig Gerechte, welche der Buße nicht bedürfen. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Os digo, que así habrá más gozo en el cielo de un pecador que se arrepiente, que de noventa y nueve justos, que no necesitan arrepentimiento.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Digo-vos, que assim haverá mais alegria no céu por um pecador que se arrepende, do que por noventa e nove justos que não precisam de arrependimento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Digo-vos que, de igual maneira, haverá grande alegria no céu por um pecador que se arrepende, mais do que por noventa e nove justos que não necessitam de arrependimento.
📖 Luke 15:7 in Context
5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
8Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
9And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
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