Luke 15:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jesus told them this parable:”
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BSBPD
“Then Jesus told them this parable:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he spake this parable unto them, saying,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he spake unto them this parable, saying,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And he spake unto them this simile, saying,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 15:3 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- Isaiah 65:19I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
- Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Matthew 10:6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
- Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
- John 21:16Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
- Acts 21:20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
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