Luke 15:3 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 15:3

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

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ASV

And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

WEB

Then Jesus told them this parable:

YLT

And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

DBT

And he spoke to them this parable, saying,

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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7 verses on the floor

Matthew 9:13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Isaiah 53:6
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.
Matthew 10:6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
John 21:16
He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

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He spake - Three parables of the same import: for the sheep, the piece of silver, and the lost son, all declare (in direct contrariety to the Pharisees and scribes) in what manner God receiveth sinners.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Occurring again (Mt 18:12-14); but there to show how precious one of His sheep is to the Good Shepherd; here, to show that the shepherd, though the sheep stray never so widely, will seek it out, and when he hath found, will rejoice over it.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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