Luke 15:7

I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Luke 15 · Words of Christ are set in red.

4 songs meet this passage

  • “As he laid his blood-stained bible in that hooker's hand”

    Three Wooden Crosses · Randy Travis

    resonates with Luke 15:7

    The dying preacher's final act toward a woman society had cast aside mirrors the joy of heaven over one sinner's redemption.

  • “leaves the ninety-nine”

    Reckless Love · Cory Asbury

    resonates with Luke 15:4-7

    Directly draws on the parable of the shepherd leaving the ninety-nine to pursue the one lost sheep.

  • So Will I (100 Billion X) · Hillsong UNITED & Benjamin William Hastings

    resonates with Luke 15:4-7

    Echoes the parable of the shepherd pursuing the one lost sheep, reflecting God's relentless pursuit of each person.

  • “I will send out an army to find you”

    Rescue · Lauren Daigle

    resonates with Luke 15:4-7

    Like the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine, this pictures God actively pursuing the lost rather than waiting for them to return.

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