"The ninety and nine sheep are left, and diligent search is made for the one that is lost. The entire effort is made for this unfortunate sheep. So should the effort of the church be directed in behalf of those members who are straying from the fold of Christ. And have they wandered far away, do not wait till they return before you try to help them, but go in search of them. 2T 21.2"
"How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?"
The EGW passage directly references and expands upon the parable of the lost sheep in Matthew 18:12, emphasizing the importance of seeking out and helping those who have strayed from the church. It's a clear thematic parallel.
"What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?"
The EGW passage directly references and expands upon the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15:4, emphasizing the importance of seeking out and helping those who have strayed from the church. It's a clear thematic parallel.