Luke 15:6

comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

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KJV

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

ASV

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

YLT

and 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.

DBT

and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.

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The woman did not idly rejoice to find her coin. The coin, having the image of the emperor, is not ordinary. The image of the King is the register of the church. We are sheep. Let us pray that he would be pleased to place us beside the water of rest. We are sheep. Let us seek pastures. We are coins. Let us have a price. We are sons. Let us hurry to the Father. Let us not fear because we have squandered the inheritance of spiritual dignity that we received on earthly pleasures.

Ambrose of Milan· Exposition of the Gospel of Luke, 397patristic

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And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost." Having found the sheep, he returns home because our Shepherd, having restored man, returned to the heavenly kingdom. There he finds friends and neighbors, namely those choirs of angels who are his friends because they continuously guard his will in their steadfastness. They are also his neighbors because they perpetually enjoy the brightness of his vision through their constant presence.

Gregory the Dialogist· Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 34, 604patristic

And when he cometh home,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

Rejoice with me, &c.--The principle here is, that one feels exuberant joy to be almost too much for himself to bear alone, and is positively relieved by having others to share it with him.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Occurring again (Mt 18:12-14); but there to show how precious one of His sheep is to the Good Shepherd; here, to show that the shepherd, though the sheep stray never so widely, will seek it out, and when he hath found, will rejoice over it.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Luke 15:10
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
John 3:29
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
Luke 15:24
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
1 Peter 2:25
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Psalms 119:176
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Luke 15:9
And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
John 15:14
You are My friends if you do what I command you.
Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Luke 2:13–14
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
Acts 15:3
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
Philippians 2:17
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

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Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.

Deuteronomy2

1 Chronicles1

1 Chronicles 29:9And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had…

Song of Solomon2

Isaiah1

Isaiah 66:10Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly…

Luke1

Luke 15:7In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in…

Philippians2

1 Thessalonians2

Revelation1

Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven:…

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 2:25
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
leads to
- Isaiah 53:6
  We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 34:6
  My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
- Luke 15:4–6
  “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds…
- Acts 20:28
  Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- John 10:11–16
  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Through
Luke 15:24
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
leads to
- Luke 19:10
  For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 2:5
  made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
Through
Luke 15:10
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
leads to
- Luke 15:7
  In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

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