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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luke 15:5

In 9 translations

BSB
And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,
KJV
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
WEB
When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
ASV
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
LSV
And having found, he lays [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
YLT
and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
DBY
and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;
DRC
And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:
GNV
And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτοῦ (“of him”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἑαυτοῦ (“his own”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἑαυτοῦ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ εὑρὼν ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους αὐτοῦ χαίρων,
RP2018
Καὶ εὑρὼν ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους ἑαυτοῦ χαίρων.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εὑρὼν ἐπιτίθησιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους ἑαυτοῦ χαίρων.
SCR1894
και ευρων επιτιθησιν επι τους ωμους εαυτου χαιρων

Who and where

◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • Isaiah 46:3–4“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn…
  • Isaiah 40:10–11Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him. He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them…
  • Luke 19:9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
  • Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  • Titus 3:3–7For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and…
  • Luke 23:43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
  • Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
  • Ezekiel 18:23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
  • Micah 5:4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
  • Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • Ephesians 2:3–6All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God,…
  • John 4:34–35Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are…
  • Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
  • Isaiah 53:10–11Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His…
  • Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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