Luke 15:5
3 Then Jesus told them this parable:
4 “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?
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!’
7 In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,
- KJV
- And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
- WEB
- When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
- ASV
- And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
- DARBY
- and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;
- BLB
- And having found [it], he lays [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.
- ÅB
- Og når han har funnet det, legger han det på sine skuldrer med glede,
- OTB
- Og når han finner den, legger han den med glede på skuldrene sine.
- B1930
- Og når han har funnet det, legger han det på sine skuldrer med glede,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:3–4
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
Read in contextLuke 19:9
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
Read in contextMicah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
Read in contextIsaiah 40:10–11
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
Read in contextMicah 5:4
He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:10–11
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
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