Verse 13

‹And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that› [sheep], ‹than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.›

Referenced Verses

  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
  • John 4:34-36 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, ‹My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.› 35 ‹Say not ye, There are yet four months, and› [then] ‹cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.› 36 ‹And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.›
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
  • Luke 15:5-9 : 5 ‹And when he hath found› [it], ‹he layeth› [it] ‹on his shoulders, rejoicing.› 6 ‹And when he cometh home, he calleth together› [his] ‹friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.› 7 ‹I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.› 8 ‹Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find› [it]? 9 ‹And when she hath found› [it], ‹she calleth› [her] ‹friends and› [her] ‹neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.› 10 ‹Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.›
  • Luke 15:23-24 : 23 ‹And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill› [it]; ‹and let us eat, and be merry:› 24 ‹For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.›
  • Ps 147:11 : 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
  • Isa 53:11 : 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
  • Isa 62:5 : 5 For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, [so] shall thy sons marry thee: and [as] the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, [so] shall thy God rejoice over thee.
  • Jer 32:37-41 : 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.