^{12 Ref} What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

^{13 Ref} And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.

^{14 Ref} Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

^{15 Ref} And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.