Luke 15:4

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What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

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  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.
  • Ezek 34:11-12 : 11 For this is what the Lord has said: Truly, I, even I, will go searching and looking for my sheep. 12 As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking for my sheep, and will get them safely out of all the places where they have been sent wandering in the day of clouds and black night.
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.
  • Jer 50:6 : 6 My people have been wandering sheep: their keepers have made them go out of the right way, turning them loose on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, having no memory of their resting-place.
  • Ps 119:176 : 176 I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.
  • Ezek 34:31 : 31 And you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God, says the Lord.
  • Matt 12:11 : 11 And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?
  • Matt 18:12-14 : 12 What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one? 13 And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way. 14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.
  • Luke 13:15 : 15 But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?
  • Luke 15:4-7 : 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is? 5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy. 6 And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away. 7 I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
  • John 10:15-16 : 15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.
  • John 10:26-28 : 26 But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me: 28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.
  • Rom 2:1 : 1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
  • Ezek 34:8 : 8 By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no keeper, and my keepers did not go in search of the sheep, but the keepers took food for themselves and gave my sheep no food;

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    12What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

    13And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.

    14Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • Luke 15:5-11
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    5And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

    6And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

    7I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

    8Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

    9And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

    10Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

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    3And he made a story for them, saying,

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    10For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

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    11And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?

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    4You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands on the broken or got back that which had been sent away or made search for the wandering ones; and the strong you have been ruling cruelly.

    5And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all the beasts of the field.

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    2He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.

    3The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

    4When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

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    16And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

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    11I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

    12He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

    13Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.

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    30But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

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    24But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

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    32And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

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    26And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

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    39He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

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    15And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

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    6My people have been wandering sheep: their keepers have made them go out of the right way, turning them loose on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, having no memory of their resting-place.

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    27My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

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