Matthew 18:12

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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?

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  • Luke 15:4-7 : 4 What man of you hauing an hundreth sheepe, if hee lose one of them, doeth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he finde it? 5 And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye. 6 And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friendes and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee: for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost. 7 I say vnto you, that likewise ioy shall be in heauen for one sinner that conuerteth, more then for ninetie and nine iust men, which neede none amendement of life.
  • Ezek 34:12 : 12 As a shepherd searcheth out his flocke, when he hath bene among his sheepe that are scattered, so wil I seeke out my sheepe and wil deliuer them out of all places, where they haue beene scattered in the cloudie and darke day,
  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seeke that which was lost, and bring againe that which was driue away, and will binde vp that which was broken, and will strengthen the weake but I wil destroy the fat & the strong, and I will feede them with iudgement.
  • Ezek 34:28 : 28 And they shall no more be spoyled of the heathen, neither shall the beastes of the land deuoure them, but they shal dwell safely and none shal make them afrayd.
  • Jer 50:6 : 6 My people hath beene as lost sheepe: their shepheards haue caused them to goe astray, and haue turned them away to the mountaines: they haue gone from mountaine to hil, and forgotten their resting place.
  • Ezek 34:6 : 6 My sheepe wandred through all the mountaines, and vpon euery hie hill: yea, my flocke was scattered through al the earth, and none did seeke or search after them.
  • Matt 21:28 : 28 But what thinke ye? A certaine man had two sonnes, and came to the elder, and saide, Sonne, goe and worke to day in my vineyarde.
  • Matt 22:42 : 42 Saying, What thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They sayd vnto him, Dauids.
  • John 10:11-21 : 11 I am that good shepheard: that good shepheard giueth his life for his sheepe. 12 But an hireling, and hee which is not the shepheard, neither the sheepe are his owne, seeth the wolfe comming, and hee leaueth the sheepe, and fleeth, and the wolfe catcheth them, and scattreth the sheepe. 13 So the hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheepe. 14 I am that good shepheard, & knowe mine, and am knowen of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay downe my life for my sheepe. 16 Other sheepe I haue also, which are not of this folde: them also must I bring, and they shall heare my voyce: and there shalbe one sheepefolde, and one shepheard. 17 Therefore doeth my Father loue me, because I lay downe my life, that I might take it againe. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it downe of my selfe: I haue power to lay it downe, and haue power to take it againe: this commandement haue I receiued of my Father. 19 Then there was a dissension againe among the Iewes for these sayings, 20 And many of them sayd, He hath a deuill, and is mad: why heare ye him? 21 Other sayd, These are not the wordes of him that hath a deuill: can the deuill open the eyes of the blinde?
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 I speake as vnto them which haue vnderstanding: iugde ye what I say.
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.
  • 1 Kgs 21:17 : 17 And the word of the Lord came vnto Eliiah the Tishbite, saying,
  • Ps 119:176 : 176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commaundements.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheepe haue gone astraye: wee haue turned euery one to his owne way, and the Lord hath layed vpon him the iniquitie of vs all.
  • Matt 12:11 : 11 And he said vnto the, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheepe, & if it fal on a Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it & lift it out?

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  • Luke 15:3-11
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    3 Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,

    4 What man of you hauing an hundreth sheepe, if hee lose one of them, doeth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he finde it?

    5 And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye.

    6 And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friendes and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee: for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost.

    7 I say vnto you, that likewise ioy shall be in heauen for one sinner that conuerteth, more then for ninetie and nine iust men, which neede none amendement of life.

    8 Either what woma hauing ten groates, if she lose one groate, doth not light a candle, & sweepe the house, and seeke diligently till shee finde it?

    9 And when shee hath found it, shee calleth her friendes, and neighbours, saying, Reioyce with me: for I haue found the groate which I had lost.

    10 Likewise I say vnto you, there is ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, for one sinner that conuerteth.

    11 He sayde moreouer, A certaine man had two sonnes.

  • Matt 18:13-14
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    13 And if so be that he finde it, verely I say vnto you, he reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine which went not astray:

    14 So is it not ye wil of your Father which is in heauen, that one of these litle ones should perish.

  • Matt 18:11
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    11 For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost.

  • Matt 12:11-12
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    11 And he said vnto the, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheepe, & if it fal on a Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it & lift it out?

    12 How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? Therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day.

  • Luke 19:10
    76%

    10 For the Sonne of man is come to seeke, and to saue that which was lost.

  • Matt 10:6
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    6 But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.

  • Ezek 34:6
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    6 My sheepe wandred through all the mountaines, and vpon euery hie hill: yea, my flocke was scattered through al the earth, and none did seeke or search after them.

  • John 10:11-13
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    11 I am that good shepheard: that good shepheard giueth his life for his sheepe.

    12 But an hireling, and hee which is not the shepheard, neither the sheepe are his owne, seeth the wolfe comming, and hee leaueth the sheepe, and fleeth, and the wolfe catcheth them, and scattreth the sheepe.

    13 So the hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheepe.

  • Ezek 34:11-12
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    72%

    11 For thus sayeth the Lorde God, Beholde, I will search my sheepe, and seeke them out.

    12 As a shepherd searcheth out his flocke, when he hath bene among his sheepe that are scattered, so wil I seeke out my sheepe and wil deliuer them out of all places, where they haue beene scattered in the cloudie and darke day,

  • John 10:16
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    16 Other sheepe I haue also, which are not of this folde: them also must I bring, and they shall heare my voyce: and there shalbe one sheepefolde, and one shepheard.

  • Matt 9:36-37
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    71%

    36 But when he saw the multitude, he had compassion vpon them, because they were dispersed, and scattered abroade, as sheepe hauing no shepheard.

    37 Then saide he to his disciples, Surely the haruest is great, but the labourers are fewe.

  • Matt 25:32-33
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    32 And before him shalbe gathered all nations, & he shal seperate them one from another, as a shepheard separateth the sheepe from ye goates.

    33 And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand, and the goates on the left.

  • Luke 15:17-18
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    17 Then he came to him selfe, & said, Howe many hired seruaunts at my fathers haue bread ynough, and I die for hunger?

    18 I wil rise and goe to my father, and say vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heaue, and before thee,

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    176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commaundements.

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    1 Verely, verely I say vnto you, Hee that entreth not in by the doore into the sheepefolde, but climeth vp another way, he is a theefe and a robber.

    2 But he that goeth in by the doore, is the shepheard of the sheepe.

    3 To him the porter openeth, & the sheepe heare his voyce, and he calleth his owne sheepe by name, and leadeth them out.

    4 And when hee hath sent foorth his owne sheepe, he goeth before them, and the sheepe follow him: for they know his voyce.

  • Matt 21:28
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    28 But what thinke ye? A certaine man had two sonnes, and came to the elder, and saide, Sonne, goe and worke to day in my vineyarde.

  • Ezek 34:16
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    16 I will seeke that which was lost, and bring againe that which was driue away, and will binde vp that which was broken, and will strengthen the weake but I wil destroy the fat & the strong, and I will feede them with iudgement.

  • Jer 50:6
    69%

    6 My people hath beene as lost sheepe: their shepheards haue caused them to goe astray, and haue turned them away to the mountaines: they haue gone from mountaine to hil, and forgotten their resting place.

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    24 But he answered, and said, I am not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.

  • Gen 37:15
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    15 Then a man found him: for lo, hee was wandring in the fielde, and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

  • Matt 18:23
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    23 Thereefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.

  • Luke 15:24
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    24 For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe: and he was lost, but he is found; they began to be merie.

  • Luke 19:12
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    12 He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.

  • Luke 15:15
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    15 Then hee went and claue to a citizen of that conntrey, and hee sent him to his farme, to feede swine.

  • Mark 12:1
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    1 And he began to speake vnto them in parables, A certaine man planted a vineyard, and copassed it with an hedge, & digged a pit for the winepresse, and built a tower in it, & let it out to husbandmen, & went into a strange countrey.

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    26 And called one of his seruaunts, and asked what those things meant.

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    23 Then saide one vnto him, Lorde, are there fewe that shalbe saued? And he said vnto them,

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    46 Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.

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    27 My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they follow me,