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?
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Gill's Exposition
What man of you having an hundred sheep,.... A flock of sheep, consisting of such a number; See Gill on Mat 18:12,
if he lose one of them, by straying from the flock,
doth not leave the ninety and…
Adam Clarke
What man of you - Our Lord spoke this and the following parable to justify his conduct in receiving and conversing with sinners or heathens.
A hundred sheep - Parables similar to this are frequent…
Here is, I. The diligent attendance of the publicans and sinners upon Christ's ministry. Great multitudes of Jews went with him (Luk 14:25), with such an assurance of admission into the kingdom of God…
Cambridge Bible
an hundred sheep And yet out of this large flock the good shepherd grieves for onewhich strays. There is an Arab saying that God has divided pity into a hundred parts, and kept ninety-nine for…
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