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Luke 15:9

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.

KJV

καὶ εὑροῦσα συνκαλεῖ τὰς φίλας καὶ γείτονας λέγουσα· συνχάρητέ μοι, ὅτι εὗρον τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα.

Greek NT

Et cum invenerit convocat amicas et vicinas, dicens : Congratulamini mihi, quia inveni drachmam quam perdideram.

Vulgate

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

ASV

And when she hath found it, call together her friends and neighbours, saying: Rejoice with me, because I have found the groat which I had lost.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γείτων
geiton
noun · 4×
δραχμή
drachme
noun · 3×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
συγκαλέω
sugkaleo
verb · 8×
συγχαίρω
sugchairo
verb · 7×
φίλος
philos
noun · 27×
ἀπόλλυμι
apollumi
verb · 90×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: συγκαλεῖ | WH/NIV: συγκαλεῖ | Treg/RP: συγκαλεῖται
  • συγκαλεῖSBLGNT
  • συγκαλεῖWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • συγκαλεῖταιTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: καὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ | RP: + τὰς
  • καὶSBLGNT
  • καὶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τὰςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 15:11 — These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
  • Luke 10:21 — In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so
  • Luke 15:6 — And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
  • Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
  • Song 5:1 — I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink ab