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Luke 15:18 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Luke 15:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 15 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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
Cross-References for Luke 15:18
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“and turn again to Yahweh.”
“we deceive ourselves”
“'Father”
“standing far away”
“For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.”
“and in that time”
“my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.”
“behold”
“Yahweh”