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Lexham English Bible

Luke 15:9

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the drachma that I had lost!'

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pieces;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Drachma;   Herodians;   Pieces of Gold;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Drachma;   Friend, Friendship;   Gospel;   Imagery;   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 - Candlestick;   Children of God;   Complacency;   Doctrines;   Friendship;   Gain;   Gospel (2);   Happiness;   Ideas (Leading);   Man (2);   Market, Market-Place ;   Mental Characteristics;   Money (2);   Religious Experience;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Weights and Measures;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Drachm,;   Piece of Silver;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Drachma;   Joy;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 14;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!’
King James Version (1611)
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Reioyce with me, for I haue found ye piece which I had lost.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
"And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I had lost!'
New Century Version
And when she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Be happy with me because I have found the coin that I lost.'
Amplified Bible
"And when she has found it, she calls together her [women] friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I found the lost coin!'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!'
Legacy Standard Bible
And 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!'
Berean Standard Bible
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.'
Contemporary English Version
Then she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, "Let's celebrate! I've found the coin I lost."
Complete Jewish Bible
And when she does find it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Come, celebrate with me, because I have found the drachma I lost.'
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
And when she finds it, she will call her friends and neighbors and say to them, ‘Be happy with me because I have found the coin that I lost!'
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when shee hath found it, shee calleth her friendes, and neighbours, saying, Reioyce with me: for I haue found the groate which I had lost.
George Lamsa Translation
And when she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors, and says to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my coin which was lost.
Good News Translation
When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, ‘I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!'
Literal Translation
And finding it , she calls together the friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I lost.
American Standard Version
And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Bible in Basic English
And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.
Hebrew Names Version
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.'
International Standard Version
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!'
Etheridge Translation
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours, and saith to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my zuzi that I had lost.
Murdock Translation
And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, and saith to them: Rejoice with me, for I have found my drachma that was lost.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when she hath founde it, she calleth her louers & her neyghbours together, saying: Reioyce with me, for I haue founde the peece which I had lost.
English Revised Version
And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.
World English Bible
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.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having found it, she calleth her friends and neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Weymouth's New Testament
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "`Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne sche hath foundun, sche clepith togidir freendis and neiyboris, and seith, Be ye glad with me, for Y haue founde the besaunt, that Y hadde lost.
Update Bible Version
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the $100 piece which I had lost.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends and [her] neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
New English Translation
Then 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
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!'
New Living Translation
And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.'
New Life Bible
When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together. She says to them, ‘Be happy with me. I have found the piece of money I had lost.'
New Revised Standard
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.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, having found it, she calleth together her female friends and neighbours, saying - Rejoice with me! because I have found the piece of silver which I had lost.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.
Revised Standard Version
And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when she hath founde it she calleth her lovers and her neghbours sayinge: Reioyce wt me for I have founde the groate which I had loost.
Young's Literal Translation
and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan she hath founde it, she calleth hir frendes & neghbouresses, and sayeth: Reioyce with me, for I haue foude my grote, which I had lost.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and when 'tis found, will she not call her friends aud neighbours together, and say, rejoice with me, for I have found the piece, I had lost?
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then when she found it, she would tell all her family that she'd found it and they would celebrate with her.

Contextual Overview

1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear him. 2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!" 3 So he told them this parable, saying, 4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the grassland and go after the one that was lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he returns to his home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!' 7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. 8 Or what woman who has ten drachmas, if she loses one 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, because I have found the drachma that I had lost!' 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Rejoice: Luke 15:6, Luke 15:7

Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 5:1 - friends Micah 7:18 - he delighteth Luke 10:21 - Jesus Luke 15:24 - they John 15:11 - my

Cross-References

Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, a ram was caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
Leviticus 1:3
If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle, then he must present an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance before Yahweh.
Leviticus 1:10
"‘But if his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present an unblemished male.
Leviticus 1:14
"‘But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young doves.
Leviticus 3:1
"‘Now if his offering is a sacrifice of fellowship offering, if he brings it from the cattle, whether male or female, he must bring it without defect before Yahweh.
Leviticus 3:6
"‘But if his offering for a sacrifice of fellowship offering for Yahweh is from the flock, he must bring a male or a female without defect.
Leviticus 9:2
and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without defect, and present them before Yahweh.
Leviticus 9:4
and an ox and a ram as fellowship offerings to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you."
Leviticus 12:8
And if she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young doves—one as a burnt offering and one as a sin offering—and the priest shall make atonement for her, so that she shall be clean.'"
Leviticus 14:22
and two turtledoves or two young doves that he can afford, and one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends,....

:- a parable somewhat like to this, the Jews x have on those words in Proverbs 2:4 "If thou seekest her as silver", c.

"it is like to a man that has lost a "shekel", (a piece of money,) or beryl rings, within his house he lights up many lamps and many candles, until he lights on them; and lo, these things much more: for if a man for the things of the temporary life of this world, lights many lamps and candles, until he lights upon them and finds them; the words of the law, since they are the life of this world, and the life of the world to come, shouldest thou not search after them as for hidden treasure?''

x Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. 1. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 finding a lost piece, than she would in the possession of those which had not been lost. “So,” says Christ, there is joy among the angels at the recovery of a single sinner.


 
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