Luke 15:6

Returning ¹  home, he calls together ²  his ³  friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

Ps 119:176; Isa 66:10,11; Lu 2:13,14; Lu 15:7,10,24; Joh 3:29; Joh 15:14; Ac 11:23; Ac 15:3; Php 1:4; Php 2:17; Php 4:1; 1Th 2:19; 1Th 3:7-9; 1Pe 2:10,25

¹ tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).

³ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.