Luke 15:4
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?
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In Context
3And he made a story for them, saying,
5And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
Jeremiah 50:6My 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.
Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord has said: Truly, I, even I, will go searching and looking for my sheep.
Ezekiel 34:31And you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God, says the Lord.
Matthew 18:12What 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?
Luke 15:4What 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?
Matthew Henry on Luke 15:2-11
The Lost Sheep and Piece of Silver. 1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh… Read the whole commentary →