Luke 15:8-13

The Parable of the Lost Coin

8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins^[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’

10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.

12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.

Cross References

• 1. ver 6
• 2. ver 7
• 3. Matthew 21:28
• 4. Deuteronomy 21:17
• 5. ver 30
• 6. ver 30; Luke 16:1

Footnotes

• [a] Greek "ten drachmas," each worth about a day’s wages