Luke 15:3
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luke 15:3 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jesus told them this parable: |
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| WEB | He told them this parable: |
| ASV | And he spake unto them this parable, saying, |
| YLT | And he spake unto them this simile, saying, |
| DARBY | And he spoke to them this parable, saying, |
| BBE | And he made a story for them, saying, |
| Webster | And he spoke this parable to them, saying, |
What does Luke 15:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 15:3-7
Lu 15:3-7. I. The Lost Sheep.
3-7. Occurring again (Mt 18:12-14); but there to show how precious one of His sheep is to the Good Shepherd; here, to show that the shepherd, though the sheep stray never so widely, will seek it out, and when he hath found, will rejoice over it.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 15:1-10
The parable of the lost sheep is very applicable to the great work of man's redemption. The lost sheep represents the sinner as departed from God, and exposed to certain ruin if not brought back to him, yet not desirous to return. Christ is earnest in bringing sinners home. In the parable of the lost piece of silver, that which is lost, is one piece, of small value compared with the rest. Yet the woman seeks…
Luke 15:3 in the original Greek
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Context
- Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
- Luke 15:3
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
- Luke 15:4
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 15:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él les propuso esta parábola, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit cette parabole, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er sprach aber zu ihnen dieses Gleichnis und sagte: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait ad illos parabolam istam dicens: |