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Selected Verse: Luke 15:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 15:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] he spake [2036] this [5026] parable [3850] unto [4314] them [846], saying [3004], |
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King James |
And he spake this parable unto them, saying, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
I. THE LOST SHEEP. (Luk 15:3-7)
Occurring again (Mat 18:12-14); but there to show how precious one of His sheep is to the Good Shepherd; here, to show that the shepherd, though the sheep stray never so widely, will seek it out, and when he hath found, will rejoice over it. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| This parable - See the notes at Mat 13:3. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He spake - Three parables of the same import: for the sheep, the piece of silver, and the lost son, all declare (in direct contrariety to the Pharisees and scribes) in what manner God receiveth sinners. |
12 How [5101] think [1380] ye [5213]? if [1437] [5100] a man [444] have [1096] an hundred [1540] sheep [4263], and [2532] one [1520] of [1537] them [846] be gone astray [4105], doth he [863] not [3780] leave [863] the ninety and nine [1768], and goeth [4198] into [1909] the mountains [3735], and seeketh [2212] that which [3588] is gone astray [4105]?
13 And [2532] if so [1437] be [1096] that he find [2147] it [846], verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213] [3754], he rejoiceth [5463] more [3123] of [1909] that [846] sheep, than [2228] of [1909] the ninety and nine [1768] which [3588] went [4105] not [3361] astray [4105].
14 Even so [3779] it is [2076] not [3756] the will [2307] of [1715] your [5216] Father [3962] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772], that [2443] one [1520] of these [5130] little ones [3398] should perish [622].
3 And [1161] he spake [2036] this [5026] parable [3850] unto [4314] them [846], saying [3004],
4 What [5101] man [444] of [1537] you [5216], having [2192] an hundred [1540] sheep [4263], if [2532] he lose [622] one [1520] of [1537] them [846], doth [2641] not [3756] leave [2641] the ninety and nine [1768] in [1722] the wilderness [2048], and [2532] go [4198] after [1909] that which is lost [622], until [2193] he find [2147] it [846]?
5 And [2532] when he hath found [2147] it, he layeth [2007] it on [1909] his [1438] shoulders [5606], rejoicing [5463].
6 And [2532] when he cometh [2064] [1519] home [3624], he calleth together [4779] his friends [5384] and [2532] neighbours [1069], saying [3004] unto them [846], Rejoice [4796] with me [3427]; for [3754] I have found [2147] my [3450] sheep [4263] which [3588] was lost [622].
7 I say [3004] unto you [5213], that [3754] likewise [3779] joy [5479] shall be [2071] in [1722] heaven [3772] over [1909] one [1520] sinner [268] that repenteth [3340], more than [2228] over [1909] ninety and nine [1768] just persons [1342], which [3748] need [2192] [5532] no [3756] repentance [3341].
3 And [2532] he spake [2980] many things [4183] unto them [846] in [1722] parables [3850], saying [3004], Behold [2400], a sower [4687] went forth [1831] to sow [4687];