Luke 15:7

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.
American Standard Version

Treated in 6 passages across the library.

  1. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    A Soul a Day, and “What About That One?” cites Luke 15:7

    …hat repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance” (Luke 15:7, ASV). Paterson saw the same thing. Hyde, he wrote, “knew that the good Shepherd was Hims…

  2. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix A: Twenty-Five Lessons from Hyde’s Prayer Life cites Luke 15:7

    … his own heart when fruit was lacking. Joy in heaven is over “one sinner that repenteth” (Luke 15:7, ASV). 19. Do Not Accuse the Brethren, Even in Prayer God stopped Hyde in the middle of a…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.2 Repentance cites Luke 15: 7

    …, and he will pour in the oil of mercy. Repenting tears are the joy of God and of angels. Luke 15: 7. Doves delight to be about the waters; and surely God’s Spirit, who once descended in the…

  4. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    July cites Luk 15:6-7

    …heep which was lost....Likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth.”-- Luk 15:6-7. OUR LORD sought the proximity of sinners, not because there was any affinity between His…

  5. Till He Come · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Fragrant Spices from the Mountains of Myrrh cites Luke xv. 4-7

    …ncerning them, and calls upon those holy beings to rejoice with Him over His lost sheep. (Luke xv. 4-7.) He talked of them to Himself, and even on the tree of doom He did not cease to soliloqu…

  6. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 15:1-7

    …ity was remarkable, and its heart was the one person still missing. Scriptures to revisit Luke 15:1-7; John 10:16; Isaiah 53:11; Acts 8:26-40. Reflection 1. Is there “one” near you whom no on…

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