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The Book of Luke, Chapter 14, Verse 34

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‹So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.›
King James Version
‹Salt› [is] ‹good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?›
American Standard Version
Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
New English Translation
I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.
World English Bible
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
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‹It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill;› [but] ‹men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.›
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Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
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And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
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And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
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‹What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?›
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‹And when he hath found› [it], ‹he layeth› [it] ‹on his shoulders, rejoicing.›
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‹And when he cometh home, he calleth together› [his] ‹friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.›
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‹I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.›
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‹Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find› [it]?
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‹And when she hath found› [it], ‹she calleth› [her] ‹friends and› [her] ‹neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.›