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The Parable of the Lost Coin

‘Or what woman who has ten silver coins,[a][b] if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbours together, saying, “Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost! ” 10 I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels(A) over one sinner who repents.’

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Footnotes

  1. 15:8 Gk ten drachmas
  2. 15:8 A Gk drachma was equivalent to a Roman denarius = one day’s wage