Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 15:10

"Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." — Luke 15:10 (ASV)

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Not joy among the angels, as some read it, though no doubt that is a truth; but joy in the presence of the angels of God; and what can that mean but that God himself rejoices, and rejoices so that angels perceive it; and no doubt they then join in the delight? But all this points out that it is the lost one that is the great object of consideration, that out of any congregation where the gospel is preached, it is the lost one who is the most important person in the whole place. In the next verses, we get the Father's part in the work of the recovery of the wanderer.