Luke 15:8-10
Legacy Standard Bible
The Parable of the Lost Drachma
8 “Or what woman, if she has ten [a]drachmas and loses one [b]drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the [c]drachma which I had lost!’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy (A)in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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Luke 15:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman who has 10 silver coins,[a] if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 When she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!’ 10 I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels(A) over one sinner who repents.”
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- Luke 15:8 Gk 10 drachmas; a drachma was a silver coin = a denarius
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