Study it in the app“And when he comes into the house, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’”
Accused of welcoming sinners, he answers with the parable of the lost sheepWho Jesus IsThe shepherd seeks the lost sheep, and there is joy when it is foundTurning back to GodJesus tells of a shepherd who finds his lost sheep and calls the neighbors to celebrateJoy and thanks
Andκαὶwhen he comesἐλθὼνintoεἰςthe house,τὸν οἶκονhe calls togetherσυγκαλεῖhis friendsτοὺς φίλουςandκαὶneighbors,τοὺς γείτοναςsayingλέγωνto them,αὐτοῖς‘Rejoice withΣυγχάρητέme,μοιforὅτιI have foundεὗρονmy sheepτὸ πρόβατόν μουthat was lost.’τὸ ἀπολωλός
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōn” appearshouse
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appearscall together
Call together, assemble.
Where else “synkalei” appearsfriend
Friend.
Where else “philous” appearsneighbor
Neighbor.
Where else “geitonas” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsrejoice with
Rejoice with someone, share their joy.
Where else “Syncharēte” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appearssheep
A gentle animal that lives in a flock and needs a shepherd.
Where else “probaton” appearsbe lost
Gone astray, like the sheep that wandered off.
Where else “apolōlos” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The lost sheep
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
Luke 15:4-7
4“What man among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it? 5And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he comes into the house, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who changes his mind than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of a change of mind.
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is going astray? 13And if it happens that he finds it, truly I tell you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 14So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
5And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 · This verse (above)
7I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who changes his mind than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of a change of mind.
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)
