“或是一个妇人有十块钱，若失落一块，岂不点上灯，打扫屋子，细细地找，直到找着吗？

“同样，哪一个妇人有十块钱，若失落一块，不点上灯，打扫屋子，细细地找，直到找着呢？

“同样，哪一个妇人有十块钱，若失落一块，不点上灯，打扫屋子，细细地找，直到找着呢？

“又比如一个妇人有十块钱，不小心弄丢了一块，难道她不点亮灯，打扫房子，仔细寻找一直到找着为止吗？

“或是一个女人，有十个银币（“银币”原文作“拉克玛”，一个“拉克玛”相当于一天的工资），失去一个，哪能不点上灯，打扫屋子，细细地找，直到找着呢？

“或者，如果一个妇人有十个银币，丢失了一个，难道她不点上油灯，打扫屋子，仔细寻找，直到找到了它吗？

「或是一個婦人有十塊錢，若失落一塊，豈不點上燈，打掃屋子，細細地找，直到找着嗎？

「同樣，哪一個婦人有十塊錢，若失落一塊，不點上燈，打掃屋子，細細地找，直到找着呢？

「同樣，哪一個婦人有十塊錢，若失落一塊，不點上燈，打掃屋子，細細地找，直到找着呢？

「又比如一個婦人有十塊錢，不小心弄丟了一塊，難道她不點亮燈，打掃房子，仔細尋找一直到找著為止嗎？

“或是一個女人，有十個銀幣（“銀幣”原文作“拉克瑪”，一個“拉克瑪”相當於一天的工資），失去一個，哪能不點上燈，打掃屋子，細細地找，直到找著呢？

『或是甚麼婦人有十個「日工錢」幣，若失掉了一個，豈不點上燈，打掃屋子，細細地找，直到找着呢？

「或者，如果一個婦人有十個銀幣，丟失了一個，難道她不點上油燈，打掃屋子，仔細尋找，直到找到了它嗎？

或婦有銀錢十、而亡其一、豈不燃燈掃室、勤而覓之、至於獲乎、

或婦有金錢十、失其一、豈不燃燈掃室、勤求至於獲乎、

或婦有金錢十、失其一、豈不燃燈掃室、勤求至於得乎、

再如婦人、有銀錢十而落其一、焉有不燃燈掃室、爬羅剔抉以覓之者乎？

“ Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

“ Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the house? Won’t she search carefully until she finds the coin?

“ Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?

“ Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?

“ Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

“ Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

“ Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?

“ Or what woman who has 10 silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find[ it]?

“ Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?

Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. (niv)

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” (niv)

I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. (niv)

and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. (niv)

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. (niv)