Matthew 18:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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?

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  • 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.
  • Ezek 34:12 : 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.
  • 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 34:28 : 28 And their goods will no longer be taken by the nations, and they will not again be food for the beasts of the earth; but they will be living safely and no one will be a cause of fear to them.
  • 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.
  • Ezek 34:6 : 6 And my sheep went out of the way, wandering through all the mountains and on every high hill: my sheep went here and there over all the face of the earth; and no one was troubled about them or went in search of them.
  • Matt 21:28 : 28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.
  • Matt 22:42 : 42 What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.
  • John 10:11-21 : 11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep. 12 He 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: 13 Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep. 14 I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me, 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. 17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father. 19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words. 20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him? 21 Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.
  • 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.
  • 1 Kgs 21:17 : 17 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
  • 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.
  • 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?

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  • Luke 15:3-11
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    3 And he made a story for them, saying,

    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.

    8 Or 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?

    9 And 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.

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

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

  • Matt 18:13-14
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    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.

  • Matt 18:11
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  • Matt 12:11-12
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    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?

    12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

  • Matt 10:6
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    6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

  • Ezek 34:6
    74%

    6 And my sheep went out of the way, wandering through all the mountains and on every high hill: my sheep went here and there over all the face of the earth; and no one was troubled about them or went in search of them.

  • John 10:11-13
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    73%

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

    12 He 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:

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

  • Ezek 34:11-12
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    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.

  • John 10:16
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    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.

  • Matt 9:36-37
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    36 But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.

    37 Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

  • Matt 25:32-33
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    32 And 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.

    33 And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.

  • Luke 15:17-18
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    70%

    17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

    18 I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

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    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.

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    1 Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.

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

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

    4 When 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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    28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

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    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.

  • Jer 50:6
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    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.

  • Matt 15:24
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    24 But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Gen 37:15
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    15 And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?

  • Matt 18:23
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    23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

  • Luke 15:24
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    24 For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

  • Luke 19:12
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    12 So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

  • Luke 15:15
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    15 And 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.

  • Mark 12:1
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    1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

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

  • Luke 13:23
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    23 And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,

  • Matt 13:46
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    46 And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

  • Mark 1:37
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    37 And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.

  • John 10:27
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    27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me: