Luke 15:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?”
ἔρημος
Desert, wilderness, solitary place. Eremos. He withdrew to a wilderness place and prayed. The wilderness is not punishment. It is often the training ground for the greatest seasons.
εὑρίσκω
Find
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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ἀπόλλυμι
Lost
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ἀπόλλυμι
To destroy, to lose, to perish. Apollumi. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. Lost not destroyed. God seeks what is lost. He never stops looking.
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ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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καταλείπω
leaves
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καταλείπω
To leave behind, to forsake. I will never leave you or forsake you. God speaks this promise to every believer in every generation.
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πορεύομαι
goes
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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πρόβατον
Sheep
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πρόβατον
something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
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ἕως
until
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ἕως
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ἐννενηκονταεννέα
ninety
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ἐννενηκονταεννέα
ninety-nine
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ἑκατόν
a hundred
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ἑκατόν
a hundred
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