Her friends and neighbours (τας φιλας κα γειτονας). Note single article and female friends (feminine article and φιλας). Hεως ου ε…

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, 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 …

And when she has found it, she calleth her friends
(See Gill on Luke 15:6) A parable somewhat like to this, …

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…