Matthew 18:12

New American Bible - revised edition

What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray?

Cross References

1 Kings 21:17

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:

Psalm 119:176

I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.

Isaiah 53:6

We had all gone astray like sheep, all following our own way; But the Lord laid upon him the guilt of us all.

Jeremiah 50:6

Lost sheep were my people, their shepherds misled them, leading them astray on the mountains; From mountain to hill they wandered, forgetting their fold.

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd examines his flock while he himself is among his scattered sheep, so will I examine my sheep. I will deliver them from every place where they were scattered on the day of dark clouds.

Ezekiel 34:16

The lost I will search out, the strays I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, and the sick I will heal; but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them in judgment. Separation of the Sheep.

Ezekiel 34:28

They shall no longer be plundered by the nations nor will wild beasts devour them, but they shall dwell securely, with no one to frighten them.

Ezekiel 34:4

You did not strengthen the weak nor heal the sick nor bind up the injured. You did not bring back the stray or seek the lost but ruled them harshly and brutally.

Ezekiel 34:6

and wandered over all the mountains and high hills; over the entire surface of the earth my sheep were scattered. No one looked after them or searched for them.

Matthew 12:11

He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep that falls into a pit on the sabbath will not take hold of it and lift it out?

Matthew 18:13

And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.

Matthew 21:28

“What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 22:42

saying, “What is your opinion about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “David’s.”

1 Corinthians 10:15

I am speaking as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I am saying.

1 Peter 2:25

For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.