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10 Be careful! Do not think that any of these little people are not important. I tell you this. They have angels who watch over them. Those angels are always standing in front of my Father in heaven.[a]

11 [I, the Son of Man, came to look for those who are far away from God.][b]

12 Think about a man who has 100 sheep. He discovers that one of his sheep is not there with the others. What does he do? He leaves all his other sheep on the hills. He goes to look for the one lost sheep.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:10 God's word teaches us that there are angels. And these angels are servants of God, who watch over his people.
  2. 18:11 Verse 11 is in old Bibles. Many Bible students think that someone put it into Matthew's book later.