4 occurrences

'Ninety nine' in the Bible

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains in search of the one that went astray?

Verse ConceptsHillsSheepShepherds, As OccupationsWatchfulness, DivineLost SheepThe Number NinetyOne HundredThinking ArightGod Searching For PeopleAbandoning ThingsNinetiesMissing SomeoneBeing LostLosing Someone

And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

Verse ConceptsThe Number NinetyAnimals Going AstrayFinding ThingsChrist Telling The TruthNinetiesMissing Someone

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

Verse ConceptsSheep, FigurativeShepherds, As OccupationsWatchfulness, DivineThe Number NinetyOne HundredSeeking For Concrete ThingsAbandoning ThingsNinetieslosing a loved oneMissing SomeoneBeing Lost

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Ninety-Nine (6 instances)