Jesus tells a story about a sheep that is lost
10 Be careful! Do not think that any of these little children are not important. I tell you this. They have angels who watch over them. Those angels are always standing in front of my Father in heaven.
18:10God's word teaches us that there are angels. And these angels are servants of God, who watch over his people.
11 [I, the Son of Man, came to look for those who are far away from God.]
18:11Verse 11 is not in old copies of the Bible.
12 Think about a man who has 100 sheep. He discovers that one of his sheep is not there with the others. What does he do? He leaves all his other sheep on the hills. He goes to look for the one lost sheep. 13 And I tell you this. If he finds that lost sheep, he will be very happy. All the other sheep are safe together. But they do not make him as happy as this one sheep does. 14 God, your Father in heaven, is like that shepherd. He does not want any of these little children to be lost, not even one of them.’
