Luke 15:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

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  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 are they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?
  • Rev 5:11-14 : 11 And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders -- and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands -- 12 saying with a great voice, `Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing!' 13 and every creature that is in the heaven, and in the earth, and under the earth, and the things that are upon the sea, and the all things in them, heard I saying, `To Him who is sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb, `is' the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might -- to the ages of the ages!' 14 and the four living creatures said, `Amen!' and the twenty-four elders fell down and they bow before Him who is living to the ages of the ages.
  • Acts 10:3-5 : 3 he saw in a vision manifestly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, `Cornelius;' 4 and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, `What is it, Lord?' And he said to him, `Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God, 5 and now send men to Joppa, and send for a certain one Simon, who is surnamed Peter,
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say unto them, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I delight not in the death of the wicked, But -- in the turning of the wicked from his way, And he hath lived, Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways, Yea, why do ye die, O house of Israel?
  • 2 Chr 33:13-19 : 13 and prayeth unto Him, and He is entreated of him, and heareth his supplication, and bringeth him back to Jerusalem, to his kingdom, and Manasseh knoweth that Jehovah -- He `is' God. 14 And after this he hath built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west of Gihon, in the valley, and at the entering in at the fish-gate, and it hath gone round to the tower, and he maketh it exceeding high, and he putteth heads of the force in all the cities of the bulwarks in Judah. 15 And he turneth aside the gods of the stranger, and the idol, out of the house of Jehovah, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of Jehovah and in Jerusalem, and casteth `them' to the outside of the city. 16 And he buildeth the altar of Jehovah, and sacrificeth upon it sacrifices of peace-offerings and thank-offering, and saith to Judah to serve Jehovah, God of Israel; 17 but still the people are sacrificing in high places, only -- to Jehovah their God. 18 And the rest of the matters of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the matters of the seers, those speaking unto him in the name of Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, they are `on the book of' the matters of the kings of Israel; 19 and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places in which he had built high places, and established the shrines and the graven images before his being humbled, lo, they are written beside the matters of Hozai.
  • Ezek 18:32 : 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!
  • Ezek 18:23 : 23 Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way -- And he hath lived?
  • Acts 11:18 : 18 And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'
  • Phlm 1:15 : 15 for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him,
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 `Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
  • Matt 18:14 : 14 so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.
  • Matt 28:5-7 : 5 And the messenger answering said to the women, `Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek; 6 he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying; 7 and having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo, he doth go before you to Galilee, there ye shall see him; lo, I have told you.'
  • Luke 2:1-9 : 1 And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled -- 2 this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria -- 3 and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city, 4 and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David, 5 to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child. 6 And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth, 7 and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber. 8 And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock, 9 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear. 10 And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people -- 11 because there was born to you to-day a Saviour -- who is Christ the Lord -- in the city of David, 12 and this `is' to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.' 13 And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 14 `Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'
  • Luke 7:47 : 47 therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'
  • Luke 13:5 : 5 No -- I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'
  • Luke 15:7 : 7 `I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
  • Acts 5:19 : 19 and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 15:1-9
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    1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

    2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

    3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

    4`What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

    5and having found, he doth lay `it' on his shoulders rejoicing,

    6and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one.

    7`I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

    8`Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?

    9and having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.

  • Matt 18:10-14
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    10`Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

    11for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

    12`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not -- having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains -- seek that which is gone astray?

    13and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

    14so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

  • Luke 15:11
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    11And he said, `A certain man had two sons,

  • Luke 15:20-27
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    20`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

    21and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

    22`And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

    23and having brought the fatted calf, kill `it', and having eaten, we may be merry,

    24because this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

    25`And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

    26and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

    27and he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

  • Luke 15:30-32
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    30but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

    31`And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;

    32but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

  • Luke 19:10
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    10for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

  • Luke 2:13-15
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    13And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

    14`Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'

    15And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

  • Luke 15:17-18
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    17`And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

    18having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee,

  • Luke 2:10
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    10And the messenger said to them, `Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

  • Luke 10:20-21
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    20but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

    21In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, `I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.

  • Luke 14:15
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    15And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy `is' he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

  • Luke 6:23
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    23rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward `is' great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

  • Luke 1:14
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    14and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

  • Matt 21:31
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    31which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

  • Rev 18:20
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    20`Be glad over her, O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, because God did judge your judgment of her!'

  • Matt 5:12
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    12rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

  • Luke 12:8-9
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    8`And I say to you, Every one -- whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,

    9and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

  • Rom 15:10
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    10and again it saith, `Rejoice ye nations, with His people;'

  • Luke 2:20
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    20and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

  • Jas 5:19
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    19Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back,

  • Luke 13:5
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    5No -- I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'

  • Acts 8:8
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    8and there was great joy in that city.

  • Matt 3:2
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    2and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

  • Luke 15:13
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    13`And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;