Matius 12:11
Konteks12:11 He said to them, “Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out?
Matius 18:12
Konteks18:12 What do you think? If someone 1 owns a hundred 2 sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray? 3
[18:12] 1 tn Grk “a certain man.” The Greek word ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a somewhat generic sense.
[18:12] 2 sn This individual with a hundred sheep is a shepherd of modest means, as flocks often had up to two hundred head of sheep.
[18:12] 3 sn Look for the one that went astray. The parable pictures God’s pursuit of the sinner. On the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, see John 10:1-18.