KJV King James Version
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?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 15:4
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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?
WEB World English Bible
“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 American Standard Version
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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?
Surrounding context — Luke 15
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 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?
5 And when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τίςG5101 · tiswhich?ἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanἐξG1537 · ekout fromὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beἑκατὸνG1540 · hekatonhundredπρόβαταG4263 · probatonsheepκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπολέσαςG622 · apolluōto destroyἐξG1537 · ekout fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἓνG1520 · ehisoneοὐG3756 · ounoκαταλείπειG2641 · kataleipōto leave behindτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνενήκονταG1768 · enenēkontaninetyἐννέαG1767 · enneanineἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρήμῳG2048 · erēmosdesertedκαὶG2532 · kaiandπορεύεταιG4198 · poreuōto travelἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπολωλὸςG622 · apolluōto destroyἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilεὕρῃG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetαὐτό;G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Ezekiel 34:16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.Ezekiel 34:11-12For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.Matthew 18:12-14How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.1 Peter 2:25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.Psalm 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.Ezekiel 34:31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men, [and] I [am] your God, saith the Lord GOD.Jeremiah 50:6My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away [on] the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.Matthew 12:11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift [it] out?John 10:15-16As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.Luke 13:15The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] ass from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?Luke 15:4-7What 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?John 10:26-28But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.Ezekiel 34:8[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;Romans 2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
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