Ten pieces of silver (δραχμας δεκα). The only instance in the N.T. of this old word for a coin of 65.5 grains about the value of t…

Ten pieces of silver. In the original, ten drachmas. The drachma was about the value of fifteen cents, and consequently the whole…

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver.—The main lesson of the parable that begins this way is, of course, identic…

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a candle, and sweep the house, and search diligently till …

St. John Chrysostom: In the preceding parable, where the human race was described as a wandering sheep, we were shown to be th…

This parable is clearly linked to the preceding one. The “coins” are “drachmas,” each worth about a day’s wages (see NIV note). The mention of ten …

Either what woman, having ten pieces of silver
Or "drachmas": a "drachma" was the fourth part of a shekel, and of th…

The parable of the lost sheep is very applicable to the great work of man's redemption. The lost sheep represents the sinner as having departed fro…