Matthew 18:10-14

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 "See that you do not despise 1one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven 2their angels always 3see the face of my Father who is in heaven.[a]
12 4What do you think? 5If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
14 So 6it is not the will of my[b] Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Cross References 6

  • 1. [Matthew 6:29; Matthew 25:40, 45; Luke 15:7, 10]
  • 2. Acts 12:15; [Psalms 34:7; Psalms 91:11; Hebrews 1:14]
  • 3. Luke 1:19; Revelation 8:2; [Esther 1:14]
  • 4. Matthew 17:25; Matthew 21:28
  • 5. For ver. 12-14, [Luke 15:4-7]
  • 6. John 6:39; John 10:28; [John 17:12]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
  • [b]. Some manuscripts your
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