4
"What man of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the grassland and go after the one that was lost until he finds it?
5
And [when he] has found [it], he places [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6
And [when he] returns to [his] home, he calls together [his] friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!'
7
I tell you that in the [same] way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
[a].
*Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("has found") which is understood as temporal
[b].
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
[c].
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
[d].
*Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("returns") which is understood as temporal
[e].
*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
[f].
*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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