Luke 15:4
What man from among you, having a hundred sheep, and losing, from among them, one, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go his way after the lost one, until he find it?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3And he spake unto them this parable, saying—
5And, finding it, he layeth it upon his shoulders, rejoicing;
Cross References
Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
Jeremiah 50:6Wandering sheep, have my people, been, Their own shepherds led them astray, On the mountains, they seduced them, From mountain to hill, have they gone, They have forgotten their couching-place.
Ezekiel 34:11For Thus saith My Lord. Yahweh,- Here am I myself Therefore will I inquire after my flock and seek them out:
Ezekiel 34:31Ye, therefore, my flock the flock of my pasture, are, men,— I, am your God, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Matthew 18:12How, to you, doth it seem? If a certain man come to have a hundred sheep and one from among them go astray, Will he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountains, and going, seek the straying one?
Luke 15:4What man from among you, having a hundred sheep, and losing, from among them, one, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go his way after the lost one, until he find 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 →