For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. | For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. |
You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. | You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people. |
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He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. | The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it. |
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. | I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. |
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. | I tell you that 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 of repentance. |