Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 15:4 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Luke 15:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 15 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?”
Luke 15:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 15:4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness (τίς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὑμῶν ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα, tis anthrōpos ex hymōn echōn hekaton probata)—The rhetorical question assumes agreement: any shepherd would pursue the lost. Greek apollymi (ἀπόλλυμι, to lose/destroy) appears throughout these parables, emphasizing the peril of lostness. The ratio (99:1) shows the shepherd's disproportionate concern for the individual, not utilitarian calculation.And go after that which is lost, until he find it (πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 15:4
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“and will bring back that which was driven away”
“I myself”
“which can mean overseer”
“for I don't forget your commandments.”
“the sheep of my pasture”
“What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?,And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?,,,,,,,,”
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray”