Luke 15:9

15:9 Then ¹  when she has found it, she calls together her ²  friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice ³  with me, for I have found the coin ⁴  that I had lost.’

Luke 15:6

15:6 Returning ⁵  home, he calls together ⁶  his ⁷  friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

[15:9]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:9]  ² tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[15:9]  ³ sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

[15:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “drachma.”

[15:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[15:6]  ⁶ sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).

[15:6]  ⁷ 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.