⁶ and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one.

²⁵ for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

⁷ because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

⁸ because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

⁹ for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

¹⁷ but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

²³ who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,

¹³ And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

¹⁴ `Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

¹⁹ for what `is' our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

¹ So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

⁴ always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

³ they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.

¹⁴ ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;

²⁹ he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.

²⁴ because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

¹⁰ `So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

⁷ `I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

¹⁰ Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, And be glad in her, all ye loving her, Rejoice ye with her for joy, All ye are mourning for her,

¹¹ So that ye suck, and have been satisfied, From the breast of her consolations, So that ye wring out, and have delighted yourselves From the abundance of her honour.

¹⁷⁶ I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!

¹⁰ who `were' once not a people, and `are' now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.