Luke 15:6

15:6 Returning ¹  home, he calls together ²  his ³  friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

Luke 15:9

15:9 Then ⁴  when she has found it, she calls together her ⁵  friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice ⁶  with me, for I have found the coin ⁷  that I had lost.’

Luke 22:25

22:25 So ⁸  Jesus ⁹  said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).

³ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁵ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

⁶ sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

⁷ tn Grk “drachma.”

⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the dispute among the apostles.

⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ sn The title ‘benefactor,’ highlighting grace and meaning something like “helper of the people,” was even given to tyrants (2 Macc 4:2; 3 Macc 3:19; Josephus, J. W. 3.9.8 [3.459]).