Luke 15:5

15:5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15:9

15:9 Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

tn Grk “drachma.”