12. "What do you think? Suppose a man owns 100 sheep and one of them wanders away. Won't he leave the 99 sheep on the hills? Won't he go and look for the one that wandered off?
13. What I'm about to tell you is true. If he finds that sheep, he is happier about the one than about the 99 that didn't wander off.
14. It is the same with your Father in heaven. He does not want any of these little ones to be lost.
15. "If your brother sins against you, go to him. Tell him what he did wrong. Keep it between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won him back.