Luke 15:8-10
World English Bible
8 Or what woman, if she had ten drachma[a] coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it? 9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.’ 10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
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- 15:8 A drachma coin was worth about 2 days wages for an agricultural laborer.
Luke 15:8-10
International Standard Version
The Story of the Diligent Housewife
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten coins and loses one of them.[a] She lights a lamp, sweeps the house, and searches carefully until she finds it, doesn’t she? 9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin that I lost!’ 10 In the same way, I tell you that there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
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- Luke 15:8 Lit. one coin
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