Luke 15:8-10 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:9-10

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. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth . Again, as in the parable of the lost sheep, we find this longing for sympathy; again the finding of this sympathy in heavenly places, among heavenly beings, is especially recorded. There is a slight difference in the language of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:10

The joy of the angels. Our first thought may be—What do the angels know about us? But our second thought should be—How likely it is that the angels would be deeply interested in us! For, granted that there are "heavenly hosts" who are in supreme sympathy with God, and who are therefore careful to watch the workings of his holy will in the broad realm he rules, what is there more likely than that they would be profoundly interested in the recovery of a lost world, in the restoration of a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 15:8-10

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... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 15:8-10

Luke 15:8-10 . Either what woman As if he had said, To illustrate the matter by another obvious similitude, that it may yet more powerfully strike your minds, what woman, having ten pieces of silver Though each of them but of the value of a drachma; or about seven pence halfpenny, and the whole only about six shillings three pence sterling money: if she lose one piece Out of her little stock; doth not light a candle, &c. Will not immediately make search for it, and take all... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 15:1-32

102. Lost sheep; lost coin; lost son (Luke 15:1-32)Jesus told these three short stories to answer the scribes and Pharisees, who had complained that he mixed with tax collectors and other low class people. The more respectable Jews considered such people unworthy of God’s blessings. They were angry that Jesus showed interest in them and that many of them responded to his message (Luke 15:1-2).The stories of the lost sheep and the lost coin show that God does more than welcome sinners; he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:8

Either . This parable is recorded only in Luke. woman. Here representing the Holy Spirit. ten . See the Structures of Luke 15:2 in the Luke book comments. pieces of silver. Greek drachmas. Occurs only here, and in Luke 15:9 . See App-51 . if she lose. An uncertain contingency. App-118 . not . Greek. ouchi. App-105 . candle = lamp. App-130 . diligently . A medical word. Used only here. till . Same as "until" in Luke 15:4 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:9

friends . Female friends (feminine) the piece. Not "my", as in Luke 15:6 . I had lost = I lost. Compare "was lost" in Luke 15:6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:10

is = becomes, or takes place, or results. Same as "arose" in Luke 15:14 . in the presence of = before. It does not say that the angels rejoice; but it is the divine joy in their presence. God . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 15:8

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver; if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she finds it? 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. Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.THE PARABLE OF THE LOST COINANALOGIES IN THE PARABLEThe woman = the church throughout all the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 15:9

Luke 15:9. She calleth her friends, &c.— Her female friends, —τας φιλας . It might seem hardly worth while to ask the congratulation of her friends on so small an occasion as finding a drachma; (for that is the piece of coin here mentioned, in value not above nine-pence;) but it is represented as the tenth part of her little stock; and the impressible and social temper of the sex may perhaps be thought of, as adding some propriety to the representation. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 15:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 15:8-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 15:8-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 15:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 15:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 15:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 15:9

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