As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Luke 15:8 - Y'all Version Bible “Or what woman, if she had ten silver coins, and lost one of them, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or what woman, having ten [silver] drachmas [each one equal to a day's wages], if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and look carefully and diligently until she finds it? American Standard Version (1901) Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it? Common English Bible “Or what woman, if she owns ten silver coins and loses one of them, won’t light a lamp and sweep the house, searching her home carefully until she finds it? Catholic Public Domain Version Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or what woman having ten groats; if she lose one groat, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it? |
As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead they put it on a stand, and it shines to all who are in the house.
I tell y’all that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.
When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Y’all rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin!’
I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
and not for the ethnic group only, but that he might also gather together into one group the children of God who are scattered abroad.
Many of those who practiced sorcery collected their scrolls and burned them in the front of everyone. They computed the value of the scrolls and found the total to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
He came and preached peace to y’all who were far off and to those who were near.