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Matthew 18:13

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And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.

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  1. Matthew 18:11

    For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

  2. Matthew 18:12

    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?

  3. Matthew 18:14

    Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

  4. Matthew 18:15

    Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

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