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

• 1. 18:10 [ch. 6:29; 25:40, 45; Luke 15:7, 10]
• 2. 18:10 Acts 12:15; [Ps. 34:7; 91:11; Heb. 1:14]
• 3. 18:10 Luke 1:19; Rev. 8:2; [Esth. 1:14]
• 4. 18:12 ch. 17:25; 21:28
• 5. 18:12 For ver. 12-14, [Luke 15:4-7]
• 6. 18:14 John 6:39; 10:28; [John 17:12]

Footnotes

• [a] 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11: 'For the Son of Man came to save the lost'
• [b] 18:14 Some manuscripts 'your'