The Parable of the Lost Coin
Luke 15:8-10
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Luke.15.8 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Η: ART,nom,sg,fem
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- γυνη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- δραχμας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- εχουσα: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,f,sg
- δεκα: NUM,nom,pl,m
- εαν: CONJ
- απολεση: VERB,aor,act,sub,3,sg
- δραχμην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- μιαν: NUM,acc,sg,f
- ουχι: PART
- απτει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- λυχνον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- σαροι: VERB,ptcp,aor,act,nom,sg,f
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- οικιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- ζητει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- επιμελως: ADV
- εως: CONJ
- ου: PART,neg
- ευρη: VERB,aor,act,subj,3,sg
Parallels
- Luke 15:4-7 (thematic): The lost‑sheep parable immediately parallels the lost‑coin: both depict searching for one lost item/person and conclude with rejoicing over what is found (joy in heaven for one sinner who repents).
- Luke 15:9-10 (structural): The immediate continuation of the coin parable: the woman’s rejoicing and the statement that there is joy before the angels of God directly follows and interprets the searching image of v.8.
- Matthew 18:12-14 (thematic): Matthew’s lost‑sheep saying parallels Luke’s lost‑sheep/coin tradition—emphasizing the shepherd/Father seeking the one lost and God’s will that none perish.
- Luke 15:11-32 (thematic): The Prodigal Son, the third parable in this chapter, develops the same theme of loss and recovery within a household context and highlights communal/celebratory response when the lost is found.
Alternative generated candidates
- Or what woman who has ten silver coins—if she loses one of them, does she not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
- Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
Luke.15.9 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ευρουσα: VERB,aor,act,ptc,nom,sg,f
- συγκαλει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- φιλας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- και: CONJ
- γειτονας: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- λεγουσα·Συγχαρητε: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,sg,f+VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- μοι: PRON,dat,sg,1
- οτι: CONJ
- ευρον: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- δραχμην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- απωλεσα: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,sg
Parallels
- Luke 15:8 (structural): Immediate context: the preceding verse poses the same lost-coin scenario (woman loses one of ten drachmas) and sets up the woman’s search and finding that lead to calling friends — part of the same parable unit.
- Luke 15:10 (verbal): Direct verbal/thematic link: Luke immediately adds that 'there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents,' echoing and expanding the woman's call to rejoice when the lost coin is found.
- Luke 15:6-7 (thematic): Parallel theme in the lost-sheep parable: rejoicing over recovery of what was lost (shepherd finds the sheep and calls friends), framing the chapter’s repeated motif of joy at repentance.
- Matthew 18:12-14 (structural): Cross-gospel parallel to the lost-sheep tradition (shepherd leaving the ninety-nine to seek the lost one); supplies a similar salvific/joyous theology underlying the lost-coin and lost-son parables.
Alternative generated candidates
- And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin I lost.'
- And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I lost.'
Luke.15.10 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ουτως: ADV
- λεγω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- υμιν: PRON,dat,pl,2
- γινεται: VERB,pres,mp,ind,3,sg
- χαρα: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- ενωπιον: PREP
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- αγγελων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- επι: PREP
- ενι: PREP
- αμαρτωλω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- μετανοουντι: VERB,pres,act,part,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- Luke 15:7 (verbal): Nearly identical wording: explicit statement that there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (parable of the lost sheep).
- Luke 15:9 (thematic): The woman’s rejoicing on finding the lost coin parallels the motif of celebration at recovery of what was lost; verse 10 generalizes that rejoicing to the angels.
- Luke 15:20-24 (thematic): The father’s joyful reception and celebration of the returning prodigal son provides an earthly parallel to heavenly joy over a repentant sinner (’they began to be merry’).
- Matthew 18:12-14 (structural): Matthew’s version of the lost-sheep parable shares the same structure and emphasis on seeking one lost person and God’s concern for the one, aligning with Luke’s message about rejoicing over a repentant sinner.
- Revelation 5:11-13 (allusion): Vision of innumerable angels and heavenly beings praising in response to God’s redemptive act resonates with Luke’s image of angels rejoicing in heaven over the repentance of a sinner.
Alternative generated candidates
- I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
- Likewise I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, "Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I lost."
I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.