Mateo 18:13

Filipino Cebuano Bible

13 Ug sa makaplagan na niya kini, sa pagkatinuod, magaingon ako kaninyo, nga ang iyang kalipay tungod niini labaw pa kay sa kalipay niya tungod sa kasiyaman ug siyam nga wala mahisalaag.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he rejoiceth: Psalms 147:11, Isaiah 53:11, Isaiah 62:5, Jeremiah 32:37-41, Micah 7:18, Zephaniah 3:17, Luke 15:5-10, Luke 15:23, Luke 15:24, John 4:34-36, James 2:13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 22:1 - Thou shalt Psalms 119:176 - gone astray Ezekiel 34:4 - sought Luke 15:4 - having Luke 15:7 - joy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if so be that he find it,.... Which is a casual and uncertain thing with the shepherd, but not so with Christ, who certainly finds all those he goes after, and seeks: for,

verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep; at the finding of it, whose loss greatly affected him,

than of the ninety and nine which went not astray; who seemed not to go astray, were outwardly righteous before men, and, in their own opinion, being the same with the ninety and nine just persons who needed no repentance in their own apprehension, Luke 15:7. This same parable is related in Luke 15:3, and it being there more largely expressed, and along with other parables of the same kind, I shall refer the more particular consideration of it to that place; only observe, that it seems to me that this parable was twice delivered by our Lord, and that on two different occasions; once, as here, in his discourse on offences, and upon mention of his coming into this world to save lost sinners; at another time, as there, upon the Pharisees murmuring at his receiving sinners, and eating with them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To show still further the reason why we should not despise Christians, he introduced a parable showing the joy felt when a thing lost is found. A shepherd rejoices over the recovery of one of his flock that had wandered more than over all that remained; so God rejoices that man is restored: so he seeks his salvation, and wills that not one thus found should perish. If God thus loves and preserves the redeemed, then surely man should not despise them. See this passage further explained in Luke 15:4-10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 18:13. He rejoiceth more — It is justly observed by one, on this verse, that it is natural for a person to express unusual joy at the fortunate accomplishment of an unexpected event.