Luke 15:9

Luke 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
• New International Version (NIV)And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)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!’

Context of Luke 15:9

7I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance. 8Or, what woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully till she find it? and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost. 10Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner. 11And he said, A certain man had two sons;

Luke 15:9 word by word

καὶ εὑροῦσα συγκαλεῖ τὰς φίλας καὶ γείτονας λέγουσα· συγχάρητέ μοι, ὅτι εὗρον τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα.¶Read the interlinear

• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• togetherσυγκαλέωsugkaleō · to call togetherG4779
• friendsφίλοςphilos · friendly/friendG5384
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Rejoiceσυγχαίρωsugchairō · to rejoice withG4796
• lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622

Cross-references for Luke 15:9

• Luke 15:6and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

Commentaries on Luke 15:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-10Verses 8-10 Ten pieces of silver - In the original, ten “drachmas.” The drachma was about the value of fifteen cents, and consequently the whole sum was about a dollar and a half, or six shillings. The sum was small, but it was all she had. The loss of one piece, therefore, was severely felt. There is joy in the presence … - Jesus in this parable expresses the same sentiment which he did in the preceding. A woman would have more immediate, present, joy at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32Chapter 15 contains three related parables of things lost and found: a sheep (15:1–7), a coin (15:8–10), and a son (15:11–32). The loss of something loved causes deep sorrow, whereas finding it brings great joy. There is great rejoicing in heaven when lost sinners return to their heavenly Father.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108. sweep the house--"not done without dust on man's part" [Bengel].Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 15:9

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Pharisees
• Repentance
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Alive
• Compassion
• Devour
• Divide
• Fain
• Heaven
• Living
• Meet
• Mighty
• Pieces

Commentaries on Luke 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings