Luke 15:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

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  • Ezek 34:12 : 12 As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking for my sheep, and will get them safely out of all the places where they have been sent wandering in the day of clouds and black night.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
  • John 10:16 : 16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.
  • John 11:52 : 52 And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;

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  • Luke 15:9-11
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    9And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

    10Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Luke 15:3-7
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    3And he made a story for them, saying,

    4What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

    5And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

    6And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

    7I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

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    12What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

    13And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.

    14Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • 10For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

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    44The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

    45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.

    46And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

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    24For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

    25Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.

    26And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

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    30But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

    31And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.

    32But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

  • 31But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

  • 4If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

  • 1Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.

  • 15And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

  • 16No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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    13And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

    14And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

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    15And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

    16And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

  • 41And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

  • 33No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

  • 35For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

  • 18But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

  • 39He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

  • 3And the priest is to put on his linen robes and his linen trousers, and take up what is over of the offering after it has been burned on the altar, and put it by the side of the altar.

  • 1And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

  • 11And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?

  • 18I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

  • 25And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

  • 25For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

  • 27Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

  • 24And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

  • 45And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.

  • 10He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

  • 21And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

  • 8Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

  • 5And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

  • 44Then he says, I will go back into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he sees that there is no one in it, but that it has been made fair and clean.