Matthew 18:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 18:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 18:12 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 18:12 — KJV
“How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?”
— Matthew 18:12 (KJV)
Matthew 18:12 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 18:12
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:12: hundred, sheep, one
“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:12: sheep, one, gone
“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:12: sheep, one, gone
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:12: sheep, one, gone
“Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. fitches: or, spelt”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:12: hundred, one, ninety
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