Tree of Life Version
Luke 15:4
4“Which man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?
Luke 15:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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?
- New International Version (NIV)“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
Context of Luke 15:4
2The Pharisees and the Torah scholars began to complain, saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3So He told this parable to them, saying, “Which man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it? 5When he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says, ‘Rejoice with me, for I’ve found my sheep that was lost!’
Read all of Luke 15Luke 15:4 word by word
τίς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὑμῶν ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ ἀπολέσας ἐξ αὐτῶν ἓν οὐ καταλείπει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό;Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- youσύsu · youG4771
- havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- an hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
- sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
- ifκαίkai · andG2532
- he loseἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- dothκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
- notοὐou · noG3756
- the ninety and nineἐνενήκονταennenēkontaennea · ninetyG1768
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
- goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- afterἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- he findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
Cross-references for Luke 15:4
- Luke 13:15But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! On Shabbat doesn’t each of you untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it away to give it drink?
- Matthew 12:11He said to them, “What man among you will not grab his sheep and lift it out, if it falls into a pit on Shabbat?
- Matthew 18:12“What do you think? If a certain man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go looking for the one that is straying?
- Romans 2:1Therefore you are without excuse, O man—every one of you who is judging. For by whatever you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
- Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep— seek Your servant. For I did not forget Your mitzvot.
- Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray. Each of us turned to his own way. So Adonai has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
- Jeremiah 50:6My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray. Turning around in the mountains, they went from mountain to hill, and forgot their resting place.
- Ezekiel 34:8“As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“as surely as My sheep became prey and My sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My sheep,”
- John 10:15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
- 1 Peter 2:25For you like sheep were going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
Commentaries on Luke 15:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4What man of you - Our Lord spoke this and the following parable to justify his conduct in receiving and conversing with sinners or heathens. A hundred sheep - Parables similar to this are frequent among the Jewish writers. The whole flock of mankind, both Jews and Gentiles, belongs unto this Divine Shepherd; and it is but reasonable to expect, that the gracious proprietor will look after those who have gone astray, and bring them back to the flock. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-6Verses 4-6 See the notes at Matthew 18:12-13.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4A flock of a hundred sheep was of average size for a shepherd of modest means. God’s people are often identified as the Lord’s flock (Psalm 23; Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 13:17; Ezekiel 34; Zechariah 10:3). leave the ninety-nine: Other shepherds could watch the ninety-nine, so those left behind were not in danger. The shepherd would do anything to find the one that was lost.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-73-7. Occurring again (Mt 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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