luke 15 kjv meaning

When he finds the sheep, the shepherd is happy, not angry. The Old Testament Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Is it natural with us to seek the lost? b. Poetical Books What is the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares? 4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? Luke-Acts 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. Minor Prophets And he divided unto them his living. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. The New Testament a. King James Version 15 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Now, it finally comes out before the father, but the bitterness has done its corrosive damage in the heart already. (1-3) Jesus responds to an accusation from the Pharisees. The father does much more than meet the son's needs. -------------------- Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin: If the shepherd was interested in one in a hundred, it makes sense that the woman would be interested in one in ten. [A new version of this page can be found here]. And think of the smell! a. The Son seeks the lost as the Good Shepherd, the Holy Spirit seeks the lost with searching illumination, and the Father in seeks the lost with open arms upon return. e. Likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance: The application is plain: there is joy in heaven when the lost are found and they come to repentance. Johannine Writings GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you (Isaiah 62:5). And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. What is the meaning of the Parable of the Good Samaritan? He didn't blame his friends, his boss, or the pigs. Luke-Acts -------------------- This, one of the most beloved chapters in the Bible, is made up of parables spoken in response to the accusation "This man receives sinners and eats with them.". This shows that his resolution to arise was not of nature, but of grace, by its being put into execution; for it was made and executed, not in his own strength, but in another's. “And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.” 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 2. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? Luke-Acts The New Testament And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. Father, make me like one of your hired servants (Luke 15:19) a request that showed submission; this request made him rich and loved. (Luk 15:1-3) Jesus responds to an accusation from the Pharisees. There is an instinct in us that prizes something all the more simply because it is lost. This man receives sinners and eats with them, Likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance, Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, Light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents, Journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living, He sent him into his fields to feed swine, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' Each scene illustrates a different aspect of God's work. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. But he was angry and would not go in: The older son was very obedient, yet very far from his father's heart; he will not even see his younger brother. The sheep was lost by foolish wandering, and so are many people today. Some people were reared in a godly and righteous family environment. iii. i. 7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, The Whole Bible GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee. Minor Prophets (Luk 15:20-24) The father joyfully receives the lost son. 3. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. The lost sheep, the lost coin. -------------------- And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. The sum is, as a father peculiarly rejoices when an extravagant child, supposed to be utterly lost, comes to a thorough sense of his duty; or as any other person who has recovered what he had given up for gone, has a more sensible satisfaction in it, than in several other things equally valuable, but not in such danger: so do the angels in heaven peculiarly rejoice in the conversion of the most abandoned sinners. 5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.