American Standard Version
"Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. "
— Luke 15:10, American Standard Version
“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
“Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."”
“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.””
“So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.”
“Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.”
“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”
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.
Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?
And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion ofthy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.