Luke 15:3
Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
In Context
2Therefore the Pharises and Scribes murmured, saying, Hee receiueth sinners, and eateth with them.
Cross References
Isaiah 65:19And I wil reioyce in Ierusalem, and ioye in my people, and the voyce of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voyce of crying.
Matthew 10:6But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.
John 21:16He said to him againe the second time, Simon the sonne of Iona, louest thou me? He said vnto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I loue thee. He said vnto him, Feede my sheepe.
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 →