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“Suppose a woman has ten silver coins,[a] but loses one. She will light a lamp, sweep the house, and look carefully for the coin until she finds it. And when she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ 10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God when one sinner changes his heart and life.”

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  1. 15:8 silver coins Roman denarii. One coin was the average pay for one day’s work.

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