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Berean Standard Bible

“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?”

Matthew 18:12

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Jesus is teaching his disciples about greatness, humility and care for the vulnerable, then tells a short parable about a shepherd and a lost sheep.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

World English Bible (WEB)

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

King James Version (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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'What think you? If a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, does he not -- having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains -- seek that which is gone astray?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Qué os parece? Si tuviese algún hombre cien ovejas, y se descarriase una de ellas, ¿no iría por los montes, dejadas las noventa y nueve, á buscar la que se había descarriado?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si un hombre tiene cien ovejas y una se le extravía, ¿qué hará? ¿No deja las noventa y nueve sanas y salvas y se va a las montañas a buscar la perdida?

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