The religious leaders could understand the imagery, for sheep and shepherds were a common sight. Out of concern, the shepherd left 99 sheep to graze in familiar pasturage while he went searching for a stray.
परवाह के साथ, चरवाहे ने ९९ भेड़ों को जाने - पहचाने चरागाह में चराने को छोड़कर खोए हुए को खोजने निकला ।