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Luke 15:4

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2 So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

3 Then Jesus told them this parable:

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

6 comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

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BSB
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
KJV
What man of you, having an 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?
WEB
“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
ASV
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
DARBY
What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
BLB
“What man of you⁺, having a hundred sheep and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he should find it?
ÅB
Hvilket menneske iblant dere som har hundre sauer og mister ett av dem, forlater ikke de ni og nitti i ørkenen og går etter det han har mistet, til han finner det?
OTB
«Hvem av dere, som har hundre sauer og mister en av dem, forlater ikke de nittini i ødemarken og går etter den som er mistet, til han finner den?
B1930
Hvilket menneske iblandt eder som har hundre får og mister ett av dem, forlater ikke de ni og nitti i ørkenen og går efter det han har mistet, til han finner det?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 34:16

    I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

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  • Ezekiel 34:11–12

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

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  • Matthew 18:12–14

    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

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  • Luke 19:10

    For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

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  • 1 Peter 2:25

    For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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  • Psalms 119:176

    I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

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  • Ezekiel 34:31

    ‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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  • Jeremiah 50:6

    My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.

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