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1 Peter 2 25
For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
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1 Peter 3 18
Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
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Psalms 119:176
I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
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Romans 4:25
He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.
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Romans 3:10-19
just as it is written:“ There is no one righteous, not even one,there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”“ Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”“ Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”“ Their feet are swift to shed blood,ruin and misery are in their paths,and the way of peace they have not known.”“ There is no fear of God before their eyes.”Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
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James 5:20
he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
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Isaiah 56:11
The dogs have big appetites; they are never full. They are shepherds who have no understanding; they all go their own way, each one looking for monetary gain.
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Luke 15:3-7
So Jesus told them this parable:“ Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety- nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them,‘ Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety- nine righteous people who have no need to repent.
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Isaiah 55:7
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
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Isaiah 53:10
Though the LORD desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the LORD’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
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Matthew 18:12-14
What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety- nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety- nine that did not go astray.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
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Psalms 69:4
Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!
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Ezekiel 3:18
When I say to the wicked,“ You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.