"What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, …" — Luke 15:4

Luke 15:4 · KJV

“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?”

— Luke 15:4

Verse 3

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Verse 5

And when he hath found {it}, he layeth {it} on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15 — Context

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

And when he hath found {it}, he layeth {it} on his shoulders, rejoicing.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together {his} friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:16

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up {that which was} broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Ezekiel 34:11-12

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, {even} I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

Matthew 18:12-14

How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

1 Peter 2:25

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Psalms 119:176

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, {are} men, {and} I {am} your God, saith the Lord GOD.

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him}