Luke 15:7-9 New English Translation

⁷I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner^[a] who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people^[b] who have no need to repent.^[c]

⁸“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins^[d] and loses^[e] one of them,^[f] does not light a lamp, sweep^[g] the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it? ⁹Then^[h] when she has found it, she calls together her^[i] friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice^[j] with me, for I have found the coin^[k] that I had lost.’

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Luke 15:7 sn There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. The pursuit of the sinner is a priority in spite of the presence of others who are doing well (see also Luke 5:32; 19:10). The theme of repentance, a major Lukan theme, is again emphasized.
Luke 15:7 tn Here δικαίοις (dikaiois) is an adjective functioning substantivally and has been translated “righteous people.”
Luke 15:7 tn Or “who do not need to repent”; Grk “who do not have need of repentance.”
Luke 15:8 sn This silver coin is a drachma, equal to a denarius, that is, a day’s pay for the average laborer.
Luke 15:8 tn Grk “What woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses.” The initial participle ἔχουσα (echousa) has been translated as a finite verb parallel to ἀπολέσῃ (apolesē) in the conditional clause to improve the English style.
Luke 15:8 tn Grk “one coin.”
Luke 15:8 tn Grk “and sweep,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
Luke 15:9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
Luke 15:9 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
Luke 15:9 sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.
Luke 15:9 tn Grk “drachma.”

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