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Luke 15:3 KJV
Luke · chapter 15 · verse 3
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,Luke 15:3 · King James Version
Luke 15:3 in context
1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3And 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?
5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- parableparabolēa placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle…G3850 →
- spakeeiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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Here is, I. The diligent attendance of the publicans and sinners upon Christ's ministry. Great multitudes of Jews went with him (Luk 14:25), with such an assurance of admission into the kingdom of God that he found it requisite to say that to them which would shake their vain hopes.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10