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Luke 15:18 Cross-References

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I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Luke 15:18 (KJV)

Commentary on Luke 15:18

Jesus begins the second parable: 'Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?' (ἢ τίς γυνὴ δραχμὰς ἔχουσα δέκα, ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ δραχμὴν μίαν, οὐχὶ ἅπτει λύχνον καὶ σαροῖ τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ ζητεῖ ἐπιμελῶς ἕως οὗ εὕρῃ;). The woman's diligent search—lighting a lamp (ἅπτει λύχνον), sweeping (σαροῖ), seeking carefully (ζητεῖ ἐπιμελῶς)—illustrates God's active pursuit of the lost. The coin (δραχμή, drachma, a day's wage) has significant value, and the woman expends effort disproportionate to the los...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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