Luke 15:3

The NET Bible®

So Jesus told them this parable:

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.

International Standard Version
So 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 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 were coming to hear him. ² But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." ³ So Jesus told them this parable: ⁴ "Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it? ⁵ Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.' ⁷ I tell you, 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 to repent. ⁸ "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it? ⁹ 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.' ¹⁰ In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."

Bible Verse Review
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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

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

Genesis 13:16
And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he mobilized his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders as far as Dan.

Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Proverbs 29:21
If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

Proverbs 30:23
under an unloved woman who is married, and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress.

Ecclesiastes 2:7
I purchased male and female slaves, and I owned slaves who were born in my house; I also possessed more livestock—both herds and flocks— than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 12:1
Lord , you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

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.