Luke 15:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 34:12 : 12 As a shepherd's searching of his drove, In the day of his being in the midst of his scattered flock, so I do seek My flock, And have delivered them out of all places, Whither they have been scattered, In a day of cloud and thick darkness.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
  • John 10:16 : 16 and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock -- one shepherd.
  • John 11:52 : 52 and not for the nation only, but that also the children of God, who have been scattered abroad, he may gather together into one.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 and having come, he did proclaim good news -- peace to you -- the far-off and the nigh,

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  • Luke 15:9-11
    3 verses
    91%

    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.

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

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

  • Luke 15:3-7
    5 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Matt 18:11-14
    4 verses
    81%

    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 19:10
    71%

    10for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

  • Matt 13:44-46
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    71%

    44`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

    45`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

    46who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

  • Luke 15:24-26
    3 verses
    70%

    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,

  • Luke 15:30-32
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    70%

    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.'

  • Prov 6:31
    69%

    31And being found he repayeth sevenfold, All the substance of his house he giveth.

  • Prov 2:4
    69%

    4If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

  • Matt 25:1
    68%

    1`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

  • Matt 5:15
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    15nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;

  • Luke 8:16
    68%

    16`And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put `it'; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put `it', that those coming in may see the light,

  • Luke 15:13-14
    2 verses
    67%

    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;

    14and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

  • Luke 19:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.

    16`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

  • Luke 7:41
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    41`Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

  • Luke 11:33
    66%

    33`And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put `it' in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.

  • Prov 8:35
    66%

    35For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

  • Matt 25:18
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    18and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

  • Matt 10:39
    66%

    39`He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.

  • Lev 6:3
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    3or hath found a lost thing, and hath lied concerning it, and hath sworn to a falsehood, concerning one of all `these' which man doth, sinning in them:

  • Luke 16:1
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    1And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

  • Matt 12:11
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    11And he said to them, `What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise `it'?

  • Luke 15:18
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    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 11:25
    65%

    25and having come, it findeth `it' swept and adorned;

  • Luke 9:25
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    25for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

  • Eccl 7:27
    65%

    27See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason

  • Matt 18:24
    65%

    24and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

  • Luke 2:45
    65%

    45and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.

  • Luke 16:10
    65%

    10`He who is faithful in the least, `is' also faithful in much; and he who in the least `is' unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

  • Mark 4:21
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    21And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

  • Matt 7:8
    65%

    8for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

  • Luke 16:5
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    5`And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?

  • Matt 12:44
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    44then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth `it' unoccupied, swept, and adorned: