Verse 12
Matthew 18:12
New Living Translation
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“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
Original Language Text
greek
τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; ἐὰν γένηταί τινι ἀνθρώπῳ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ πλανηθῇ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν, οὐχὶ ⸀ἀφήσει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη ⸀καὶ πορευθεὶς ζητεῖ τὸ πλανώμενον;
English Translation
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go to seek the one that went astray?
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Chapter 18 Context
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About that time the disciples came to Yashua (Jesus) and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of H...
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Yashua (Jesus) called a little child to him and put the child among them.
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Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children,...
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So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
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But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for...
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7
“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what...
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So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eterna...
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And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life...
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10
“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their an...
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12
“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the nine...
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And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine tha...
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In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should peris...
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15
“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person l...
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But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything y...
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17
If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept...
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18
“I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you pe...
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19
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in h...
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20
For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
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21
Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Sev...
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22
“No, not seven times,” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “but seventy times seven!
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23
“Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to...
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24
In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.
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25
He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold — along with his wife, his children, and ever...
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“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay...
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Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
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“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He...
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“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and...
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But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be pa...
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“When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him...
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Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that trem...
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Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
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Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
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“That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters fr...
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