Matthew 18:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?”
Matthew 18:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 18:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 18:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?”
Matthew 18:12 — World English Bible
Matthew 18:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? ”
Matthew 18:12 — American Standard Version
Matthew 18:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not--having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains--seek that which is gone astray?”
Matthew 18:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 18:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray? ”
Matthew 18:12 — Darby Translation
Matthew 18:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How thinke ye? If a man haue an hundreth sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doeth he not leaue ninetie and nine, and go into the mountaines, and seeke that which is gone astray?”
Matthew 18:12 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 18:12 in Context — Matthew 18
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
What Does Matthew 18:12 Mean?
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