Luke 15:7

15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner ¹  who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people ²  who have no need to repent. ³ 

Luke 15:9

15:9 Then ⁴  when she has found it, she calls together her ⁵  friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice ⁶  with me, for I have found the coin ⁷  that I had lost.’

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¹ sn There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. The pursuit of the sinner is a priority in spite of the presence of others who are doing well (see also Luke 5:32; 19:10). The theme of repentance, a major Lukan theme, is again emphasized.

² tn Here δικαίοις (dikaioi") is an adjective functioning substantivally and has been translated “righteous people.”

³ tn Or “who do not need to repent”; Grk “who do not have need of repentance.”

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁵ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

⁶ sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

⁷ tn Grk “drachma.”