Luke 15:4 meaning and explanation
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
Luke 15:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is answering the grumbling Pharisees and scribes, who object that he welcomes sinners and eats with them. He tells three parables about something lost being found, and this first one draws on everyday Palestinian shepherding, where a hundred sheep was a modest flock and one missing animal meant real loss.
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