Matthew 18:12

God's Word

“What do you think? Suppose a man has 100 sheep and one of them strays. Won’t he leave the 99 sheep in the hills to look for the one that has strayed?

Cross References

1 Kings 21:17

Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah from Tishbe:

Psalm 119:176

I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.

Isaiah 53:6

We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.

Jeremiah 50:6

My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray. They wander around on the mountains. They go from mountains to hills. They have forgotten their resting place.

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so I will look after my sheep. I will rescue them on a cloudy and gloomy day from every place where they have been scattered.

Ezekiel 34:16

I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that have strayed away, bandage those that are injured, and strengthen those that are sick. I will destroy those that are fat and strong. I will take care of my sheep fairly.

Ezekiel 34:28

They will no longer be prey to the nations, and the wild animals will no longer eat them. They will live safely, and no one will frighten them.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently.

Ezekiel 34:6

My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered throughout the whole earth. No one searched or looked for them.

Matthew 12:11

Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you has a sheep. If it falls into a pit on a day of rest—a holy day, wouldn’t you take hold of it and lift it out?

Matthew 18:13

I can guarantee this truth: If he finds it, he is happier about it than about the 99 that have not strayed.

Matthew 21:28

“What do you think about this? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go to work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 22:42

“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They answered him, “David’s.”

1 Corinthians 10:15

I’m talking to intelligent people. Judge for yourselves what I’m saying.

1 Peter 2:25

You were like lost sheep. Now you have come back to the shepherd and bishop of your lives.