Matthew 18:13
Matthew 18:12-14 The Message (MSG)
“Look at it this way. If someone has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders off, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine and go after the one? And if he finds it, doesn’t he make far more over it than over the ninety-nine who stay put? Your Father in heaven feels the same way. He doesn’t want to lose even one of these simple believers.
Matthew 18:13 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Matthew 18:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Matthew 18:13 New Century Version (NCV)
I tell you the truth, if he finds it he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that were never lost.
Matthew 18:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.
Matthew 18:13 New International Version (NIV)
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.
Matthew 18:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Matthew 18:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And if it turns out that he finds it, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost.
Matthew 18:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away!