And hearin it, Jesus says to them, “The strang and the weel hae nae need oʼ the leech, but the anes that are ill. I cam no to bid holie anes, but sinners.”
“I say tʼye, that in siclike sal thar be joy in heeven ower ae sinner repentin, mair nor ower ninety‐and‐nine gude oʼ the folk wha needit nae repentance.
And they say to him, “Hoo isʼt that Johnʼs disciples fast mickle, and mak prayers; and thae oʼ the Pharisees as weel; but yere ain are eatin and drinkin?”
And Peter said, “Repent ye, and be bapteezʼt iʼ the name oʼ Jesus Christ — for the pittin‐awaʼ oʼ yere sins; and ye sal win the gift oʼ the Holie Spirit.
The Lord isna sweir anent his promise, as some men speak oʼ sweirness; but is lang‐tholin wiʼ you, no bein willin that ony soud be destroyʼt, but that aʼ soud airt their ways to repentance.