The Parable of the Lost Sheep: Understanding Its Meaning
Parable of the Lost Sheep Introduction
The Parable of the Lost Sheep, found in Matthew 18:12-14 and Luke 15:1-7, illustrates God’s immense love for every individual. This parable teaches us about compassion, redemption, and the joy of recovery.
Summary of the Parable
In this parable, Jesus tells of a shepherd who has one hundred sheep. When one sheep goes missing, the shepherd leaves the ninety-nine others to search for it. His determination highlights how much he values each sheep.
The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Narrow Door
Luke 13:23-30
Luke 13:23 One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,
Luke 13:24 “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.
Luke 13:25 When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
Luke 13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
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Luke 13:27 He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.’
Luke 13:28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside.
Luke 13:29 They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.
Luke 13:30 Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”
The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Parable Of The Lost Sheep
Luke 15:3-7
Luke 15:3 He told them this parable.
Luke 15:4 “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
Luke 15:5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Luke 15:6 When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
Luke 15:7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
The Life And Teachings Of Jesus Christ The Good Shepherd
John 10:1-30
John 10:1 “Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheepfold but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
John 10:2 But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
John 10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 10:4 Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
John 10:5 They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.
John 10:6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
John 10:7 Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
John 10:8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.
John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
John 10:10 The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
John 10:13 The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn’t care for the sheep.
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
John 10:15 Even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 10:16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
John 10:17 Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
10:18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have the power to lay it down, and I have the power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”
John 10:19 Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.
John 10:20 Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
John 10:21 Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
John 10:22 It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.
John 10:23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, on Solomon’s porch.
John 10:24 The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
John 10:25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, testify about me.
John 10:26 But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 10:28 I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 10:30 I and the Father are one.”