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Deuteronomy 22:1
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Deuteronomy 22:1
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22 “You (A)shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother.
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Deuteronomy 22:1
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Deuteronomy 22:1
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22 If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner.(A)
Exodus 23:4-5
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Exodus 23:4-5
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4 (A)“If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. 5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.
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Exodus 23:4-5
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Exodus 23:4-5
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4 “If you come across your enemy’s(A) ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.(B) 5 If you see the donkey(C) of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
Ezekiel 34:16
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Ezekiel 34:16
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16 (A)I will seek the lost, (B)and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and (C)the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.
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- Ezekiel 34:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over
Ezekiel 34:16
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Ezekiel 34:16
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16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(A) the injured and strengthen the weak,(B) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(C) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(D)
Isaiah 58:7
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Isaiah 58:7
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(B)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
Isaiah 58:7
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Isaiah 58:7
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Proverbs 24:11
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Proverbs 24:11
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11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
Proverbs 24:11
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Proverbs 24:11
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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)
Deuteronomy 22:3-4
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Deuteronomy 22:3-4
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3 And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it. 4 (A)You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again.
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Deuteronomy 22:3-4
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Deuteronomy 22:3-4
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3 Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it.
4 If you see your fellow Israelite’s donkey(A) or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet.(B)
1 Peter 2:25
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1 Peter 2:25
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25 For (A)you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to (B)the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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1 Peter 2:25
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1 Peter 2:25
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25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[a](A) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(B) and Overseer of your souls.(C)
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- 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)
James 5:19-20
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James 5:19-20
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19 My brothers, (A)if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone (B)brings him back, 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering (C)will save his soul from death and (D)will cover a multitude of sins.
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James 5:19-20
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James 5:19-20
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19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(A) and someone should bring that person back,(B) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(C) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(D)
Luke 15:4-6
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Luke 15:4-6
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4 (A)“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, (B)if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine (C)in the open country, and (D)go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, (E)he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for (F)I have found my sheep that was lost.’
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Luke 15:4-6
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Luke 15:4-6
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4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(A) 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(B)
Luke 10:31-32
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Luke 10:31-32
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31 Now by chance a (A)priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise (B)a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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Luke 10:31-32
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Luke 10:31-32
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31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.(A) 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
Matthew 18:12-13
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Matthew 18:12-13
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12 (A)What do you think? (B)If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
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Matthew 18:12-13
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Matthew 18:12-13
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12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 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 15:24
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Matthew 15:24
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24 He answered, (A)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
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Matthew 15:24
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Matthew 15:24
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24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(A)
Matthew 10:6
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Matthew 10:6
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6 (A)but go rather to (B)the lost sheep of (C)the house of Israel.
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Matthew 10:6
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Matthew 10:6
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6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.(A)
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