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The Parable of the Lost Coin

‘Or what woman having ten silver coins,[a] if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.” 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.’

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 15:8 Gk drachmas, each worth about a day’s wage for a labourer

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