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even so
"in the same way" or "as the shepherd and his friends and neighbors would rejoice"
there will be joy in heaven
"everyone in heaven will rejoice"
ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent
Jesus uses sarcasm to say that the Pharisees were wrong to think that they did not need to repent. Your language may have a different way to express this idea. Alternate translation: "ninety-nine persons like you, who think they are righteous and do not need to repent" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
ninety-nine
"99" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)