The Parable of the Lost Sheep
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Matthew 18:10–14
18:10 See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. 63%
18:11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost. 67%
18:12 “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? 63%
18:13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. 71%
18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 71%
Luke 15:1–7
15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. 58%
15:2 The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.” 56%
15:3 He told them this parable. 50%
15:4 “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? 86%
15:5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 75%
15:6 When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ 68%
15:7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. 65%
Verbatim Agreement
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Strong's Number Overlap
How much of each gospel's vocabulary (by Strong's number) is shared with another.
Mt
Lk
Mt
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33%
Lk
33%
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Unique Vocabulary
Strong's numbers that appear only in one gospel for this pericope.
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