Matthew 18:13
Matthew 18:12-14 The Message (MSG)
“Look at it this way. If someone has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders off, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine and go after the one? And if he finds it, doesn’t he make far more over it than over the ninety-nine who stay put? Your Father in heaven feels the same way. He doesn’t want to lose even one of these simple believers.
Matthew 18:13 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Matthew 18:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Matthew 18:13 New Century Version (NCV)
I tell you the truth, if he finds it he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that were never lost.
Matthew 18:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.
Matthew 18:13 New International Version (NIV)
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.
Matthew 18:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Matthew 18:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And if it turns out that he finds it, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost.
Matthew 18:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away!
Matthew 18:13-17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And if he finds his lost lamb, he rejoices over it, more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. And if he refuses to listen, then share the issue with the congregation in hopes of restoration. If he still refuses to respond, even to the church, then you must disregard him as though he were an outsider, on the same level as an unrepentant sinner.