Matthew 18:13

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over that sheep   more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

Cross References

James 2:13

For judgement is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy.  Mercy triumphs over judgement.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is among you, a warrior  who saves. He will rejoice over you  with gladness. He will be quiet  in his love. He will delight in you with singing.’

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger for ever because he delights in faithful love.

Isaiah 62:5

For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a groom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Isaiah 53:11

After his anguish, he will see light  and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous  servant  will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the ill, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost.  Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

Matthew 18:12

What do you think?   If someone has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go and search for the stray?

Matthew 18:14

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

1 Corinthians 13:6

Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.