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10 Beware that you do not despise or feel scornful toward or think little of one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always are in the presence of and look upon the face of My Father Who is in heaven.

11 [a]For the Son of man came to save [[b]from the penalty of eternal death] that which was lost.

12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray and gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:11 Many manuscripts do not contain this verse.
  2. Matthew 18:11 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(A)

10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(B) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]

12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.