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International Standard Version

Luke 15:3

So he told them this parable:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Pharisees;   Repentance;   Thompson Chain Reference - Parables;   Truth;   The Topic Concordance - Losing and Things Lost;   Repentance;   Salvation;   Seeking;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;   Shepherds;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Parables;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gospel;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Luke, Gospel of;   Mammon;   Parables;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Parable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Children of God;   Gospel (2);   Ideas (Leading);   Man (2);   Names and Titles of Christ;   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   Redemption (2);   Wilderness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Parable;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Parable;   Sheep;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 14;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So he told them this parable:
King James Version (1611)
And he spake this parable vnto them, saying,
King James Version
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
English Standard Version
So he told them this parable:
New American Standard Bible
And so He told them this parable, saying,
New Century Version
Then Jesus told them this story:
Amplified Bible
So He told them this parable:
Legacy Standard Bible
So He told them this parable, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus told them this parable:
Contemporary English Version
Then Jesus told them this story:
Complete Jewish Bible
So he told them this parable:
Darby Translation
And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus told them this story:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
So Jesus told them this parable,
Good News Translation
So Jesus told them this parable:
Lexham English Bible
So he told them this parable, saying,
Literal Translation
And He spoke to them this parable, saying,
American Standard Version
And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And he made a story for them, saying,
Hebrew Names Version
He told them this parable.
Etheridge Translation
And Jeshu spake to them this parable:
Murdock Translation
And Jesus spoke to them this similitude:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But he put foorth this parable vnto them, saying:
English Revised Version
And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
World English Bible
He told them this parable.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he spake a parable to them, saying,
Weymouth's New Testament
So in figurative language He asked them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he spak to hem this parable,
Update Bible Version
And he spoke to them this parable, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke this parable to them, saying,
New English Translation
So Jesus told them this parable:
New King James Version
So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
New Living Translation
So Jesus told them this story:
New Life Bible
Then Jesus told them a picture-story, saying,
New Revised Standard
So he told them this parable:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he spake unto them this parable, saying -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke to them this parable, saying:
Revised Standard Version
So he told them this parable:
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then put he forthe this similitude to the sayinge:
Young's Literal Translation
And he spake unto them this simile, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he tolde the this symilitude, and sayde:
Mace New Testament (1729)
but he propos'd to them this parable.
Simplified Cowboy Version
So Jesus said,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So He told them this parable, saying,

Contextual Overview

1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.him">[fn]Matthew 9:10;">[xr] 2 But the Pharisees and the scribes kept complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."Acts 11:3; Galatians 2:12;">[xr] 3 So he told them this parable: 4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. He leaves the ninety-nine in the wilderness and looks for the one that is lost until he finds it, doesn't he?Matthew 18:12;">[xr] 5 When he finds it, he puts it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 Then he goes home, calls his friends and neighbors together, and says to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!'1 Peter 2:10,25;">[xr] 7 In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance."Luke 5:32;">[xr] 8 "Or suppose a woman has ten coins and loses one of them.one coin">[fn] 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, for 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."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Isaiah 53:6 - All we Isaiah 65:19 - I will Matthew 9:13 - to call Matthew 10:6 - lost Matthew 13:3 - in John 21:16 - my sheep Acts 21:20 - they glorified

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he spake this parable unto them,.... To the Pharisees, for their conviction and confutation; and to the publicans and sinners for their encouragement; and in vindication of himself; and not only this, but the other two, concerning the lost piece of money, and the prodigal son, which were said at this time, and on the same occasion;

saying, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3.


 
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