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The Lost Coin

On the road to Jerusalem

Luke 15:8–10

Luke 15:8–10

8Or consider a woman who has ten silver coins and loses one. Wouldn't she light a candle, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Celebrate with me! I found the coin I lost!' 10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

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What the parable says

A woman with ten silver coins lost one. She lit a lamp, swept the house, and searched carefully until she found it. Then she called her friends and neighbors to rejoice with her. In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents.

Where this fits

One of 45 passages in Jesus' Parables, in the group “On the road to Jerusalem.”

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