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In the same way,οὕτωςI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνthere isγίνεταιjoyχαρὰbeforeἐνώπιονthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνof Godτοῦ θεοῦoverἐπὶoneἑνὶsinnerἁμαρτωλῷwho changes his mind.”μετανοοῦντι
Luke 15:10
Study it in the app“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who changes his mind.””
The woman seeks her coin: joy in heaven over one who returnsTurning back to God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 15:10, word by word
- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- there isγίνεταιginetai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “ginetai” appears- joyχαρὰchara
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “chara” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- oneἑνὶheni
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heni” appears- sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōi
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōlōi” appears- who changes his mindμετανοοῦντιmetanoounti
change one's mind
Change one's mind: turn around one's way of thinking, and with it one's way of living, to return to God. It is usually translated "repent".
Where else “metanoounti” appears
The context
9And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I had lost.’
10 · This verse (above)
11And he said, “A certain man had two sons.
To study Luke 15 in a group
1. What it says
What does the father do when he sees the younger son returning from far away, and what does the older son do when he finds out? (vv. 20-30)
2. What it means
The three parables are about something lost that is found. What do the shepherd, the woman and the father have in common? (vv. 4-10, 20-24)
3. How I live it
The older son was angry about the feast, and his father pleaded with him to come in. With whom do you find it hard to rejoice today? (vv. 28-32)