Luke 15:2-4

New International Version

² But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”^(A)

³ Then Jesus told them this parable:^{(B) 4} “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?^(C)