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11 [I, the Son of Man, came to look for those who are far away from God.][a]

12 Think about a man who has 100 sheep. He discovers that one of his sheep is not there with the others. What does he do? He leaves all his other sheep on the hills. He goes to look for the one lost sheep. 13 And I tell you this: If he finds that lost sheep, he will be very happy. All the other sheep are safe together. But they do not make him as happy as this one sheep does.

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  1. 18:11 Verse 11 is in old Bibles. Many Bible students think that someone put it into Matthew's book later.