- Thou shalt:
- "If¹ thou meetª° thine enemy'sª° oxª or¹ his assª going astray,ª° thou shalt surely²° bring it back²° to him again.ª°" {Exd 23:4} + "¹ The diseasedª° have ye not¹ strengthened,ª° neither¹ have ye healedª° that which was sick,ª° neither¹ have ye bound upª° [that which was] broken,ª° neither¹ have ye brought againª° that which was driven away,ª° neither¹ have ye soughtª° that which was lost;ª° but with forceª and with crueltyª have ye ruledª° them." {Ezk 34:4} + "I will seekª°¹ that which was lost,ª° and bring againª° that which was driven away,ª° and will bind upª° [that which was] broken,ª° and will strengthenª° that which was sick:ª° but I will destroyª° the fatª and the strong;ª I will feedª° them with judgment.ª" {Ezk 34:16} + "Butª goª° ratherª toª the lostª° sheepª of the houseª of Israel.ª" {Mtt 10:6} + "Butª he¹ answeredª° and said,ª° I am²° notª sentª° butª untoª the lostª° sheepª of the houseª of Israel.ª" {Mtt 15:24} + "Howª thinkª° ye?ª ifª² a¹ manª haveª° an hundredª sheep,ª andª oneª ofª themª be gone astray,ª° doth he²° notª leaveª° the¹ ninety and nine,ª and goethª° intoª the¹ mountains,ª and¹ seekethª° that which² is gone astray?ª° ... Andª if¹ so² beª° that he findª° it,ª verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª² he¹ rejoicethª° moreª ofª thatª [sheep], thanª ofª the¹ ninety and nineª which² went²° not² astray.ª°¹" {Mtt 18:12-13} + "Whatª manª ofª you,ª havingª° an hundredª sheep,ª ifª he loseª° oneª ofª them,ª doth²° notª leaveª° the¹ ninety and nineª inª the¹ wilderness,ª andª goª° afterª that which is lost,ª° untilª he findª° it?ª ... Andª when he comethª°² home,ª he calleth togetherª° [his] friendsª andª neighbours,ª sayingª° unto them,ª Rejoice²° with¹ me;ª forª I have foundª° myª sheepª which² was lost.ª°" {Lke 15:4-6} + "Brethren,ª ifª anyª ofª youª do errª° fromª the¹ truth,ª andª oneª convertª° him;ª ... Let²° him² know,ª° thatª he which convertethª° the sinnerª fromª the errorª of hisª wayª shall saveª° a soulª fromª death,ª andª shall hideª° a multitudeª of sins.ª" {Jms 5:19-20} + "Forª ye wereª° asª sheepª going astray;ª° butª are²° nowª returnedª° untoª the¹ Shepherdª andª Bishopª of yourª souls.ª" {1Pe 2:25}
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