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Luke 15:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
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Quick Meaning
Jesus states the comparison: there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents. The coin itself cannot repent; the point is loss, recovery, and joy, not a separate meaning for every household detail.
Read It With
- Luke 15:8–15:10
Read Luke 15:10 with 15:8–15:10. Jesus states the comparison: there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents. The coin itself cannot repent; the point is loss, recovery, and joy, not a separate meaning for every household detail.
Follow the Context
- Jesus states the comparison: there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents. The coin itself cannot repent; the point is loss, recovery, and joy, not a separate meaning for every household detail.
What Remains True
Jesus states the comparison: there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents. The coin itself cannot repent; the point is loss, recovery, and joy, not a separate meaning for every household detail. Its meaning is controlled by Luke 15:8–15:10.
Teach It Back
Explain Luke 15:10's specific contribution to Luke 15:8–15:10: places angelic joy over one repentant sinner after a woman's careful search. Include the preceding and following movement, one source-controlled uncertainty, one affected person or group, and what the verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Luke 15:8–15:10 — A Woman Searches for One Lost CoinSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The coin itself cannot repent. Jesus is drawing a comparison around loss, recovery, and joy—not assigning a separate spiritual meaning to every physical feature of the coin.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 15:8–15:10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 15:8–15:10
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 15:8–15:10
Open source ↗