The Parable of the Lost Sheep
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Now z the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.
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And the Pharisees and the scribes a grumbled, saying, b "This man receives sinners and c eats with them."
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So he told them this parable:
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d "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, e if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine f in the open country, and g go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
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And when he has found it, h he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for i I have found my sheep that was lost.'
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Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who j repents than over ninety-nine k righteous persons who need no repentance.
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Cross References
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.
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Cross References
Luke 19:7
And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.
Exodus 16:2
And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
Exodus 16:7 - 8
And in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?
Numbers 14:2
And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!
Joshua 9:18
But the people of Israel did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders.
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Cross References
Luke 7:39
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.
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Cross References
Luke 5:30
And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at...
Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to h...
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and th...
Mark 2:16
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw...
Acts 11:3
"You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I am writing to you not to associate wi...
Galatians 2:12
For before certain men came from James, he was ...
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Cross References
Luke 15:4 - 7
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
Matthew 18:12 - 14
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
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Cross References
Ezekiel 34:6
My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them.
1 Peter 2:25
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:1
Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
1 Samuel 17:28
Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 34:4
The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.
Ezekiel 34:11 - 12
For thus says the Lord God : Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.
Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 49:22
Thus says the Lord God : "Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
Isaiah 66:12
For thus says the Lord : "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.
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Cross References
1 Peter 2:25
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Cross References
Luke 15:10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
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Cross References
Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
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