3 E ele lhes propôs esta parábola, dizendo:

4 Que homem dentre vós, tendo cem ovelhas, e perdendo uma delas, não deixa no deserto as noventa e nove, e vai após a perdida até que venha a achá-la?

5 E achando-a, a põe sobre os seus ombros, rejubilando;

6 E, chegando a casa, convoca os amigos e vizinhos, dizendo-lhes: Alegrai-vos comigo, porque já achei a minha ovelha perdida.

7 Digo-vos que assim haverá alegria no céu por um pecador que se arrepende, mais do que por noventa e nove justos que não necessitam de arrependimento.

3 So he told them this parable:

4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'

7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.