Matius 18:12-14
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 18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, 4 he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 18:14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
Lukas 15:4-7
Konteks15:4 “Which one 5 of you, if he has a hundred 6 sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture 7 and go look for 8 the one that is lost until he finds it? 9 15:5 Then 10 when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 15:6 Returning 11 home, he calls together 12 his 13 friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner 14 who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people 15 who have no need to repent. 16
[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.
[18:13] 4 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
[15:4] 5 tn Grk “What man.” The Greek word ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a somewhat generic sense.
[15:4] 6 sn This individual with a hundred sheep is a shepherd of modest means, as flocks often had up to two hundred head of sheep.
[15:4] 7 tn Or “desert,” but here such a translation might suggest neglect of the 99 sheep left behind.
[15:4] 8 tn Grk “go after,” but in contemporary English the idiom “to look for” is used to express this.
[15:4] 9 sn Until he finds it. The parable pictures God’s pursuit of the sinner. On the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, see John 10:1-18.
[15:5] 10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[15:6] 11 tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[15:6] 12 sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).
[15:6] 13 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.
[15:7] 14 sn There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. The pursuit of the sinner is a priority in spite of the presence of others who are doing well (see also Luke 5:32; 19:10). The theme of repentance, a major Lukan theme, is again emphasized.
[15:7] 15 tn Here δικαίοις (dikaioi") is an adjective functioning substantivally and has been translated “righteous people.”
[15:7] 16 tn Or “who do not need to repent”; Grk “who do not have need of repentance.”