Focused Passage
The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found
Jesus answers religious grumbling over his welcome of sinners by revealing God’s searching mercy, heaven’s joy over repentance, the father’s compassion toward the returning son, and the tragic resentment of the self-righteous older brother.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
8 Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
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