Bible Cross References
gone astray
Isaiah 53:6
All of us were like sheep that were lost, each of us going his own way. But the LORD made the punishment fall on him, the punishment all of us deserved.
Ezekiel 34:6
So my sheep wandered over the high hills and the mountains. They were scattered over the face of the earth, and no one looked for them or tried to find them.
Ezekiel 34:16
"I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick; but those that are fat and strong I will destroy, because I am a shepherd who does what is right.
Matthew 10:6
Instead, you are to go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.
Matthew 15:24
Then Jesus replied, "I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel."
Matthew 18:12
"What do you think a man does who has one hundred sheep and one of them gets lost? He will leave the other ninety-nine grazing on the hillside and go and look for the lost sheep.
Matthew 18:13
When he finds it, I tell you, he feels far happier over this one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost.
Luke 15:4-7
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"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them---what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.
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When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders
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and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, 'I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!'
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In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.
John 10:16
There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
1 Peter 2:25
You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.
seek
Song of Songs 1:4
Take me with you, and we'll run away; be my king and take me to your room. We will be happy together, drink deep, and lose ourselves in love. No wonder all women love you!
Jeremiah 31:18
"I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ' LORD, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the LORD our God.
Luke 19:10
The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Galatians 4:9
But now that you know God---or, I should say, now that God knows you---how is it that you want to turn back to those weak and pitiful ruling spirits? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?
Philippians 2:13
because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning.
for I do
Psalm 119:61
The wicked have laid a trap for me, but I do not forget your law.
Psalm 119:93
I will never neglect your instructions, because by them you have kept me alive.
Hosea 4:6
My people are doomed because they do not acknowledge me. You priests have refused to acknowledge me and have rejected my teaching, and so I reject you and will not acknowledge your sons as my priests.