This is the last of three parables about loss and redemption , following the parable of the Lost Sheep and the parable of the Lost Coin , that Jesus tells after the Pharisees and religious leaders accuse him of welcoming and eating with `` sinners . ''
It follows the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Coin . Jesus tells this parable after the Pharisees and religious leaders accuse him of welcoming and eating with `` sinners . ''