Matthew 9:36
But when He saw the large crowds He felt compassion for them because they were distressed and disoriented like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 10:6
But [rather] go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.
Matthew 15:24
He answered them, "I was sent only to the straying sheep of the Israelites."
Matthew 18:10-13
Make sure you do not look down on any one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of Christ]. For I tell you, their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. {[{[Some ancient manuscripts include verse
Luke 15:4-7
"Which one of you who has a hundred sheep, and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in a deserted place and go looking for the lost one until he finds it?
1 Peter 2:25
For you people were wandering away like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.