^36 (A)When he saw the crowds, ^(B)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(C)like sheep without a shepherd.

^6 (A)but go rather to ^(B)the lost sheep of ^(C)the house of Israel.

²⁴ He answered, ^(A)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

¹⁰ “See that you do not despise ^(A)one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven ^(B)their angels always ^(C)see the face of my Father who is in heaven.^{[a] 12 (D)}What do you think? ^(E)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. ¹⁴ So ^(F)it is not the will of my^[b] Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.