Matthew 18:12 Cross References - Coverdale

¹² How thinke ye? Yf a man haue an hundreth shepe, and one of the be gone astraye, doth not he leaue the nyentie and nyene in the mountaynes, and goeth, and seketh that one which is gone astraye?

¹⁷ But the worde of the LORDE came to Elias the The?bite, and sayde:

¹⁷⁶ I go astraye, like a shepe that is lost: Oh seke thy seruaunt, for I do not forget thy commaundementes.

⁶ As for vs, we go all astraye (like shepe), euery one turneth his owne waye. But thorow him, the LORDE pardoneth all or synnes.

⁶ My people hath bene a lost flocke, my shepherdes haue disceaued them, & haue made them go astraye vpon the hilles. They haue gone from the mountayne to the litle hill, & forgotten their folde.

⁶ My shepe go wandringe vpon all moutaynes and vpon euery hye hill, yee they be scatred abrode in all feldes, and there is no man, that careth for them, or seketh after them.

¹² Like as a shepherde amoge the flocke seketh after the shepe that are scatred abrode, euen so will I seke after my shepe, and gather them together out off all places, where they haue bene scatred in the cloudy and darcke daye.

¹⁶ Soch as be lost, will I seke: soch as go astraye, wil I brynge agayne: soch as be wouded, will I bynde vp: soch as be weake, will I make stronge: soch as be fat and well lykinge, those will I preserue, and fede them with ye thinge that is laufull.

²⁸ They shal nomore be spoyled of the Heithen, ner deuoured with the beastes of the lode: but safely shal they dwell, & no man shall fraye them.

¹¹ But he sayde vnto the: Which of you is it, yf he had a shepe falle in to a pytte vpon the Sabbath, that wolde not take him, and lift him out?

²⁸ But what thinke ye? A certayne man had two sonnes, and came to the first, and sayde: Go thy waye my sonne, & worke to daye in my vynyarde.

⁴² and sayde: What thinke ye of Christ? Whose sonne is he? They sayde vnto him: Dauids.

⁴ What man is he amonge you, that hath an hundreth shepe, and yf he loose one of the, that leaueth not the nyne and nyentye in the wyldernesse, and goeth after that which is lost tyll he fynde it? ⁵ And whan he hath founde it, he layeth it vpon his shulders with ioye: ⁶ and whan he commeth home, he calleth his fredes and neghbours, and sayeth vnto the: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde my shepe, yt was lost. ⁷ I saye vnto you: Eue so shal there be ioye in heauen ouer one synner that doth pennaunce, more then ouer nyne and nyentye righteous, which nede not repentaunce.

¹¹ I am a good shepherde. A good shepherde geueth his life for the shepe. ¹² But an hyred seruaunt, which is not the shepherde, nether the shepe are his awne, seyth ye wolfe comynge, and leaueth ye shepe, and flyeth. And the wolfe catcheth & scatereth ye shepe. ¹³ But the hyred seruaut flyeth, because he is an hyred seruaunte, and careth not for the shepe. ¹⁴ I am a good sheperde, and knowe myne, and am knowne of myne. ¹⁵ Eue as my father knoweth me, and I knowe ye father. And I geue my life for my shepe. ¹⁶ And I haue yet other shepe, which are not of this folde, and those same must I brynge also, and they shal heare my voyce, and there shalbe one flocke and one shepherde. ¹⁷ Therfore doth my father loue me, because I leaue my life, that I maye take it agayue. ¹⁸ Noma taketh it fro me, but I leaue it of myself. I haue power to leaue it, and haue power to take it agayne. This commaundement haue I receaued of my father. ¹⁹ Then was there discension amoge the Iewes for these sayenges. ²⁰ Many of the sayde: He hath the deuell, and is madd, why heare ye him? ²¹ Other sayde: These are not wordes of one that is possessed. Can the deuell also open ye eyes of the blynde?

¹⁵ I speake vnto them which haue discrecio, iudge ye what I saye.

²⁵ For ye were as shepe goinge astraye, but now are ye turned vnto the shepherde and Bisshoppe of youre soules.