6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, a‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep bwhich was lost!’
7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents athan over ninety-nine just persons who bneed no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver1 coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’
10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Parable of the Lost Son
11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons.
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Definitions of words in Luke 15:8:
Carefully {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Coins {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Light {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Light {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Or {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Search {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Ten {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Woman {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Woman {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Coin {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Lamp {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Other definition entries containing Luke 15:8:
Drachma; Dram {I.S.B.E.}
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