Luke 15:4

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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?

BSB

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

WEB

“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

YLT

‘What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

F.O.G Original

(4) What man among you if he has a 100 sheep and loses one from them doesn’t leave the 99 in the wilderness and goes after the one lost until finding it?

F.O.G

(4) What man among you if he has a 100 sheep and loses one from them doesn’t leave the 99 in the wilderness and goes after the one lost until finding it?

F.O.G MSG

⁴“Suppose one of you has 100 sheep and loses just one of them. Wouldn’t you leave the 99 in the open pastureᶜ and go search for the one that’s lost until you find it?

Footnotes:

⁴ᶜ Open pasture: The wilderness grazing areas where shepherds would leave their flocks under the care of other shepherds or hired hands.