Matthew 18:14

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

Cross-references

Matthew 18:6 warns against causing little ones to stumble—directly connected to God's will that none of them perish, in the same chapter.

Matthew 18:10 commands not to despise little ones, citing their angels—reinforcing God's care for them and His will they not be lost.

Matthew 10:42 promises reward for serving 'these little ones'—the same vulnerable group God wants to save in this passage.

Isaiah 40:11 portrays God as a shepherd gathering lambs and carrying them — a direct parallel to caring for 'little ones' so they won't perish.

John 6:39 Parallel

John 6:39 says Jesus should lose nothing given to him — identical to the Father's will that none perish.

John 6:40 Parallel

John 6:40 states the Father's will is that believers have eternal life — the positive counterpart to not perishing.

John 10:27 Parallel

John 10:28 promises believers will never perish — the direct fulfillment of the Father's will in Matthew 18:14.

John 17:12 Parallel

John 17:12 shows Jesus keeping the disciples given to Him, none lost except Judas — directly illustrating God's will that none perish.

In 1 Corinthians 8:11-13, Paul warns that causing a weak brother to stumble is sinning against Christ—same concern for the weak perishing as here.

2 Peter 3:9 Parallel

2 Peter 3:9 explicitly says God is patient, not wishing any to perish—direct parallel to this verse's statement that the Father wills none to be lost.

Luke 17:2 Parallel

In Luke 17:2, Jesus warns against causing little ones to sin — tying directly to God's will that none perish in Matthew 18:14.

Luke 9:48 Parallel

Luke 9:48 says receiving a child in Jesus' name is receiving God—parallel to valuing the little ones that God does not want to perish.

John 21:15 Allusion

John 21:15 Jesus commands Peter to 'Feed My lambs' — echoing care for the little ones, implying they are to be nourished, not lost.