Luke 15:3

Good News Translation

So Jesus told them this parable:

Cross References

Isaiah 53:6

All of us were like sheep that were lost, each of us going his own way. But the Lord made the punishment fall on him, the punishment all of us deserved.

Isaiah 65:19

I myself will be filled with joy because of Jerusalem and her people. There will be no weeping there, no calling for help.

Matthew 10:6

Instead, you are to go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.

Matthew 13:3

He used parables to tell them many things. “Once there was a man who went out to sow grain.

Matthew 9:13

Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”

Luke 15:2

the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, “This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!”

Luke 15:4

“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them—what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.

John 21:16

A second time Jesus said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep.”

Acts 21:20

After hearing him, they all praised God. Then they said, “Brother Paul, you can see how many thousands of Jews have become believers, and how devoted they all are to the Law.