Luke 15:4
“Imagine a man who had a hundred sheep lost one of them. Wouldn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture, and search for the one that's lost until he finds it?
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3So Jesus told them this story as an illustration.
5When he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders.
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I have wandered away like a lost sheep, so please come looking for me, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
Jeremiah 50:6My people are sheep that are lost, led astray by their shepherds, making them wander aimlessly in the mountains. They go from place to place in the mountains and hills, forgetting where they used to rest.
Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord God says: Watch as I myself will go looking for my sheep, searching to find them.
Ezekiel 34:31You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
Matthew 18:12What do you think about this? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders off, won't he leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that's wandered away?
Luke 15:4“Imagine a man who had a hundred sheep lost one of them. Wouldn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture, and search for the one that's lost until he finds it?
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 →