Matthew 18:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to look for the one that wandered away?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that has gone astray?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    How{G5101} think{G1380}{(G5719)} ye{G5213}? if{G1437}{G5100} a man{G444} have{G1096}{(G5638)} an hundred{G1540} sheep{G4263}, and{G2532} one{G1520} of{G1537} them{G846} be gone astray{G4105}{(G5686)}, doth he{G863} not{G3780} leave{G863}{(G5631)} the ninety and nine{G1768}, and goeth{G4198}{(G5679)} into{G1909} the mountains{G3735}, and seeketh{G2212}{(G5719)} that which{G3588} is gone astray{G4105}{(G5746)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    How thinke ye? Yf a man have an hondred shepe and one of them be gone astray dothe he not leve nynty and nyne in ye moutains and go and seke that one which is gone astray?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How thinke ye? Yf a man haue an hundreth shepe, and one of the be gone astraye, doth not he leaue the nyentie and nyene in the mountaynes, and goeth, and seketh that one which is gone astraye?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    How thinke ye? If a man haue an hundreth sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doeth he not leaue ninetie & nine, & go into the mountaines, and seeke that which is gone astray?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howe thynke ye? If a man haue an hundred sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leaue ninetie & nine, and goeth into the mountaynes, and seketh that which went astray?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not -- having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains -- seek that which is gone astray?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?

  • 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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 15:4-7 : 4 What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders. 6 And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' 7 I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
  • Ezek 34:12 : 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered sheep when he is with them, so I will look after My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.
  • Ezek 34:28 : 28 They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not devour them. They will live securely, and no one will make them afraid.
  • Jer 50:6 : 6 My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to wander on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill and forgotten their resting place.
  • Ezek 34:6 : 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
  • Matt 21:28 : 28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
  • Matt 22:42 : 42 'What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?' They replied, 'The son of David.'
  • John 10:11-21 : 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. 13 The hired worker runs away because he is a hired worker and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me. 15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The Father loves me because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have the authority to lay it down and the authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father. 19 Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, 'He has a demon and is insane. Why listen to him?' 21 Others were saying, 'These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?'
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 I speak to wise people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For you were like sheep wandering astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
  • 1 Kgs 21:17 : 17 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
  • Ps 119:176 : 176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • Matt 12:11 : 11 He said to them, 'Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 15:3-11
    9 verses
    93%

    3 So He told them this parable, saying:

    4 What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?

    5 And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders.

    6 And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'

    7 I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

    8 Or what woman, who has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

    9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'

    10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

    11 Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Matt 18:13-14
    2 verses
    92%

    13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.

    14 In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

  • Matt 18:11
    81%

    11 For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.

  • Matt 12:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11 He said to them, 'Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

    12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'

  • Luke 19:10
    76%

    10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

  • Matt 10:6
    74%

    6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Ezek 34:6
    74%

    6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.

  • John 10:11-13
    3 verses
    73%

    11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

    12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them.

    13 The hired worker runs away because he is a hired worker and does not care about the sheep.

  • Ezek 34:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and look after them.

    12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered sheep when he is with them, so I will look after My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

  • John 10:16
    71%

    16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

  • Matt 9:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36 When he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

    37 Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.'

  • Matt 25:32-33
    2 verses
    70%

    32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

    33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

  • Luke 15:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17 But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger!

    18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

  • Ps 119:176
    70%

    176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

  • John 10:1-4
    4 verses
    70%

    1 Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.

    2 But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

    3 The gatekeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

    4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

  • Matt 21:28
    70%

    28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

  • Ezek 34:16
    70%

    16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.

  • Jer 50:6
    69%

    6 My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to wander on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill and forgotten their resting place.

  • Matt 15:24
    69%

    24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

  • Gen 37:15
    69%

    15 A man found him wandering in the field and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

  • Matt 18:23
    69%

    23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • Luke 15:24
    69%

    24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

  • Luke 19:12
    69%

    12 So he said, "A nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.

  • Luke 15:15
    69%

    15 So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

  • Mark 12:1
    69%

    1 He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

  • Luke 15:26
    68%

    26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about.

  • Luke 13:23
    68%

    23 Someone asked him, 'Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?' He said to them,

  • Matt 13:46
    68%

    46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.

  • Mark 1:37
    68%

    37 and when they found him, they said, 'Everyone is looking for you.'

  • John 10:27
    68%

    27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.