Luke 15:8

Or, who[?], [a] woman having ten drachmas, if-supposing she-may-lose-off/away one drachma, emphatically-not[?] is-kindling [a] lamp and is-sweeping the home and is-seeking upon-concern/carefully until of{when} she-may-discover[?],

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

In Context

7I-am-saying to{you} that the-same-ly it-will-be joy in to{the heaven} upon to{one sinful changing-mind/thinking} than upon to{ninety nine just}, the-who are_not_having need of{change-of-mind/thinking}.

9and, discover[ing], she-is-calling-together the friends and the neighbors, saying, 'Be-joyed-together to{me}, that I-discover the drachma, which I-lose-off/away.'

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Cross References

John 10:16and I-am-having other sheep which is_not_being out of{the courtyard, the-same}, and-the-there it-is-necessitating me to-lead, and of{the sound} of{me} they-will-hear, and they-will-become one shepherded[flock], one shepherd.

Ephesians 2:17and come[ing], he-good-message-izes peace to{you, the} far, and peace to{the} near,

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:2-11

The Lost Sheep and Piece of Silver. 1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having a 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? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh… Read the whole commentary →

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