Luke 15:4

Luke · New Testament · Chapter 15

“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

What Does Luke 15:4 Mean?

Luke 15:4 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 15, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Luke 15:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Luke 19:10“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”1 Peter 2:25“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.”Ezekiel 34:16“I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.”Ezekiel 34:11“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.”Matthew 18:12“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?”Luke 15:24“For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”Luke 23:43“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”Psalms 119:176“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.”Ezekiel 34:31“And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.”Isaiah 53:6“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.”Jeremiah 50:6“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.”Matthew 12:11“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?”John 10:15“As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.”Ezekiel 34:8“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;”John 10:26“But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.”Luke 13:15“The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?”Galatians 6:1“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”Ezekiel 34:12“As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.”John 10:7“Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.”Ezekiel 18:23“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?”

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