Matthew 18:12

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?

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  • Luke 15:4-7 : 4 What man is he amonge you, that hath an hundreth shepe, and yf he loose one of the, that leaueth not the nyne and nyentye in the wyldernesse, and goeth after that which is lost tyll he fynde it? 5 And whan he hath founde it, he layeth it vpon his shulders with ioye: 6 and whan he commeth home, he calleth his fredes and neghbours, and sayeth vnto the: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde my shepe, yt was lost. 7 I saye vnto you: Eue so shal there be ioye in heauen ouer one synner that doth pennaunce, more then ouer nyne and nyentye righteous, which nede not repentaunce.
  • Ezek 34:12 : 12 Like as a shepherde amoge the flocke seketh after the shepe that are scatred abrode, euen so will I seke after my shepe, and gather them together out off all places, where they haue bene scatred in the cloudy and darcke daye.
  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 Soch as be lost, will I seke: soch as go astraye, wil I brynge agayne: soch as be wouded, will I bynde vp: soch as be weake, will I make stronge: soch as be fat and well lykinge, those will I preserue, and fede them with ye thinge that is laufull.
  • Ezek 34:28 : 28 They shal nomore be spoyled of the Heithen, ner deuoured with the beastes of the lode: but safely shal they dwell, & no man shall fraye them.
  • Jer 50:6 : 6 My people hath bene a lost flocke, my shepherdes haue disceaued them, & haue made them go astraye vpon the hilles. They haue gone from the mountayne to the litle hill, & forgotten their folde.
  • Ezek 34:6 : 6 My shepe go wandringe vpon all moutaynes and vpon euery hye hill, yee they be scatred abrode in all feldes, and there is no man, that careth for them, or seketh after them.
  • Matt 21:28 : 28 But what thinke ye? A certayne man had two sonnes, and came to the first, and sayde: Go thy waye my sonne, & worke to daye in my vynyarde.
  • Matt 22:42 : 42 and sayde: What thinke ye of Christ? Whose sonne is he? They sayde vnto him: Dauids.
  • John 10:11-21 : 11 I am a good shepherde. A good shepherde geueth his life for the shepe. 12 But an hyred seruaunt, which is not the shepherde, nether the shepe are his awne, seyth ye wolfe comynge, and leaueth ye shepe, and flyeth. And the wolfe catcheth & scatereth ye shepe. 13 But the hyred seruaut flyeth, because he is an hyred seruaunte, and careth not for the shepe. 14 I am a good sheperde, and knowe myne, and am knowne of myne. 15 Eue as my father knoweth me, and I knowe ye father. And I geue my life for my shepe. 16 And I haue yet other shepe, which are not of this folde, and those same must I brynge also, and they shal heare my voyce, and there shalbe one flocke and one shepherde. 17 Therfore doth my father loue me, because I leaue my life, that I maye take it agayue. 18 Noma taketh it fro me, but I leaue it of myself. I haue power to leaue it, and haue power to take it agayne. This commaundement haue I receaued of my father. 19 Then was there discension amoge the Iewes for these sayenges. 20 Many of the sayde: He hath the deuell, and is madd, why heare ye him? 21 Other sayde: These are not wordes of one that is possessed. Can the deuell also open ye eyes of the blynde?
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 I speake vnto them which haue discrecio, iudge ye what I saye.
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For ye were as shepe goinge astraye, but now are ye turned vnto the shepherde and Bisshoppe of youre soules.
  • 1 Kgs 21:17 : 17 But the worde of the LORDE came to Elias the The?bite, and sayde:
  • Ps 119:176 : 176 I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 As for vs, we go all astraye (like shepe), euery one turneth his owne waye. But thorow him, the LORDE pardoneth all or synnes.
  • Matt 12:11 : 11 But he sayde vnto the: Which of you is it, yf he had a shepe falle in to a pytte vpon the Sabbath, that wolde not take him, and lift him out?

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  • Luke 15:3-11
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    3But he tolde the this symilitude, and sayde:

    4What man is he amonge you, that hath an hundreth shepe, and yf he loose one of the, that leaueth not the nyne and nyentye in the wyldernesse, and goeth after that which is lost tyll he fynde it?

    5And whan he hath founde it, he layeth it vpon his shulders with ioye:

    6and whan he commeth home, he calleth his fredes and neghbours, and sayeth vnto the: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde my shepe, yt was lost.

    7I saye vnto you: Eue so shal there be ioye in heauen ouer one synner that doth pennaunce, more then ouer nyne and nyentye righteous, which nede not repentaunce.

    8Or what woman is it that hath ten grotes, yf she loose one of them, that lighteth not a candell, and swepeth the house, and seketh diligently, tyll she fynde it?

    9And whan she hath founde it, she calleth hir frendes & neghbouresses, and sayeth: Reioyce with me, for I haue foude my grote, which I had lost.

    10Euen so (I tell you) shal there be ioye before the angels of God, ouer one synner yt doth pennaunce.

    11And he sayde: A certayne man had two sonnes,

  • Matt 18:13-14
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    13And yf it happen that he fynde it, verely I saye vnto you: he reioyseth more ouer it, then ouer the nyentie & nyene which wete not astraye.

    14Euen so is it not the will before youre father in heauen, that one of these litle ones shulde perishe.

  • Matt 18:11
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    11for the sonne of man is come to saue that which is lost.

  • Matt 12:11-12
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    11But he sayde vnto the: Which of you is it, yf he had a shepe falle in to a pytte vpon the Sabbath, that wolde not take him, and lift him out?

    12And how moch is a man better then a shepe? Therfore it is lefull to do good vpon the Sabbath.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10For the sonne of ma is come, to seke and to saue that which was lost.

  • Matt 10:6
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    6But go rather to the lost shepe of the housse of Israel.

  • Ezek 34:6
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    6My shepe go wandringe vpon all moutaynes and vpon euery hye hill, yee they be scatred abrode in all feldes, and there is no man, that careth for them, or seketh after them.

  • John 10:11-13
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    11I am a good shepherde. A good shepherde geueth his life for the shepe.

    12But an hyred seruaunt, which is not the shepherde, nether the shepe are his awne, seyth ye wolfe comynge, and leaueth ye shepe, and flyeth. And the wolfe catcheth & scatereth ye shepe.

    13But the hyred seruaut flyeth, because he is an hyred seruaunte, and careth not for the shepe.

  • Ezek 34:11-12
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    11For thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, I will loke to my shepe myselff, and seke them.

    12Like as a shepherde amoge the flocke seketh after the shepe that are scatred abrode, euen so will I seke after my shepe, and gather them together out off all places, where they haue bene scatred in the cloudy and darcke daye.

  • John 10:16
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    16And I haue yet other shepe, which are not of this folde, and those same must I brynge also, and they shal heare my voyce, and there shalbe one flocke and one shepherde.

  • Matt 9:36-37
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    36And when he sawe the people, he had compassion on the, because they were pyned awaye, and scattered abroade, euen as shepe hauinge no shepherd,

    37Then sayde he to hys disciples: ye heruest is greate, but ye laborers are fewe.

  • Matt 25:32-33
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    32And all people shalbe gathered before him: and he shal separate them one from another as a shepherde deuydeth the shepe from ye goates.

    33And he shal set ye shepe on his right honde, and the goates on the lefte.

  • Luke 15:17-18
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    17Then came he to him self, and sayde: How many hyred seruauntes hath my father, which haue bred ynough, and I perish of honger?

    18I wil get vp, and go to my father, and saye vnto him: Father, I haue synned agaynst heauen and before the,

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    176I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.

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    1Verely verely I saye vnto you: He yt entreth not in at the dore in to the shepefolde, but clymmeth vp some other waye, the same is a thefe & a murthurer.

    2But he that goeth in at the dore, is the shepherde of the shepe:

    3to him ye porter openeth, and the shepe heare his voyce, and he calleth his awne shepe by name, and ledeth them out.

    4And whan he hath sent forth his awne shepe, he goeth before them, and the shepe folowe him: for they knowe his voyce.

  • Matt 21:28
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    28But what thinke ye? A certayne man had two sonnes, and came to the first, and sayde: Go thy waye my sonne, & worke to daye in my vynyarde.

  • Ezek 34:16
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    16Soch as be lost, will I seke: soch as go astraye, wil I brynge agayne: soch as be wouded, will I bynde vp: soch as be weake, will I make stronge: soch as be fat and well lykinge, those will I preserue, and fede them with ye thinge that is laufull.

  • Jer 50:6
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    6My people hath bene a lost flocke, my shepherdes haue disceaued them, & haue made them go astraye vpon the hilles. They haue gone from the mountayne to the litle hill, & forgotten their folde.

  • Matt 15:24
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    24But he answered, & saide: I am not sent, but vnto the lost shepe of the house of Israel.

  • Gen 37:15
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    15Then a certayne man founde him, wandringe out of his waye in the felde, which axed him, and sayde: Whom sekest thou?

  • Matt 18:23
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    23Therfore is ye kingdome of heaue lickened vnto a kynge which wolde reken wt his seruauntes.

  • Luke 15:24
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    24for this my sonne was deed, and is alyue agayne: he was lost, and is founde. And they beganne to be mery.

  • Luke 19:12
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    12And he sayde: A certayne noble ma wete in to a farre countre, to receaue hi a kyngdome, and then to come agayne.

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    15and wente his waye, and claue to a cytesin of that same countre, which sent him in to his felde, to kepe swyne.

  • Mark 12:1
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    1And he beganne to speake vnto them by parables: A certayne ma planted a vynyarde, and made a hedge aboute it, and dygged a wynne presse, and buylded a tower, and let it out vnto hussbande men, and wente in to a straunge countre.

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    26and called one of the seruauntes vnto him, and axed what it was.

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    23And one sayde vnto him: LORDE, are there few (thinkest thou) that shalbe saued? But he sayde vnto them:

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    46& wha he had founde a precious pearle, he wete and solde all that he had, & bought it.

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    27My shepe heare my voyce, & I knowe the, & they folowe me.