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Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, &#8216Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/luke/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ <a href="/esv/luke/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ <a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ <a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having come to the house, he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, the one having been lost!' <a href="/kjv/luke/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/luke/15.htm">New King James Version</a> And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ <a href="/nasb_/luke/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’ <a href="/nasb/luke/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, &#8216Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/luke/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ <a href="/lsb/luke/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ <a href="/amp/luke/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And when he gets home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!’ <a href="/csb/luke/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep! ’ <a href="/hcsb/luke/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!&#8217 <a href="/asv/luke/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. <a href="/cev/luke/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, "Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep." <a href="/erv/luke/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. <a href="/gwt/luke/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says to them, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep!' <a href="/gnt/luke/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, 'I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!' <a href="/isv/luke/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he goes home, calls his friends and neighbors together, and says to them, 'Rejoice with me, because I've found my lost sheep!' <a href="/msb/luke/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ?Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!? <a href="/net/luke/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.' <a href="/nheb/luke/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' <a href="/wbt/luke/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. <a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.' <a href="/web/luke/15.htm">World English Bible</a> When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having come into the house, he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep—the lost one. <a href="/blb/luke/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having come to the house, he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, the one having been lost!' <a href="/ylt/luke/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one. <a href="/slt/luke/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having come into the house, he calls together friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me: for I have found my lost sheep.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost? <a href="/cpdv/luke/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: ‘Congratulate me! For I have found my sheep, which had been lost.’ <a href="/nabre/luke/15.htm">New American Bible</a> and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ <a href="/nrsvce/luke/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he comes to his house, and invites his friends and neighbors, and says to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And he comes to his house and he calls his friends and his neighbors and he says to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, and says to them., Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost. <a href="/godbey/luke/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>and having come into the house, calls together the friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep which was lost.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And coming home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Congratulate me; for I have found that sheep of mine which was lost. <a href="/mace/luke/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and when he comes home, call his friends and neighbours together, and say to them, rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, that was lost? <a href="/wey/luke/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.' <a href="/worrell/luke/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>and, coming to his house, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep, which was lost.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and coming home, he calleth <Fr>his<FR> friends and neighbors together and saith unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/15-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6178" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/15.htm">The Parable of the Lost Sheep</a> …5And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, 6<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">comes</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">home,</a> <a href="/greek/4779.htm" title="4779: synkalei (V-PIA-3S) -- To call together. From sun and kaleo; to convoke.">and calls together</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/5384.htm" title="5384: philous (Adj-AMP) -- Friendly; subst: a friend, an associate. Properly, dear, i.e. A friend; actively, fond, i.e. Friendly.">friends</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1069.htm" title="1069: geitonas (N-AMP) -- A neighbor. From ge; a neighbour; by implication, a friend.">neighbors</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">to tell</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/4796.htm" title="4796: Syncharēte (V-AMP-2P) -- To rejoice with, congratulate. From sun and chairo; to sympathize in gladness, congratulate.">‘Rejoice with</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuron (V-AIA-1S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">I have found</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolōlos (V-RPA-ANS) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">lost</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4263.htm" title="4263: probaton (N-ANS) -- A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.">sheep!’</a> 7In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12-13</a> What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. <a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-16</a> I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. / I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-12</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a> We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-4</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. ... <a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3-4</a> The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. / When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a> For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a> Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock. <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a> For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd. <a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176</a> I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments. <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a> When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. <a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-28</a> My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a> He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes. <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20-21</a> Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.his.<a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7,10,24</a> I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance… <a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13,14</a> And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, … <a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">Isaiah 66:10,11</a> Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: … for.<a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176</a> I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.<a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10,25</a> Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/15-35.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-10.htm">Congratulate</a> <a href="/luke/15-5.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/luke/15-5.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Home</a> <a href="/luke/14-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Neighbours</a> <a href="/luke/10-20.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Congratulate</a> <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/luke/16-30.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/luke/15-25.htm">Home</a> <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Neighbours</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/luke/15-9.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 15</div>1. <a href="/luke/15-1.htm">The parable of the lost sheep;</a> 8. <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">of the piece of silver;</a> 11. <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">of the prodigal son.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>comes home In the parable of the lost sheep, the shepherd represents Jesus, who seeks out the lost. The act of coming home signifies the completion of the search and the return to a place of safety and belonging. This reflects the biblical theme of restoration and reconciliation, as seen in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a>, where God promises to search for His sheep and bring them back to their own land. The homecoming symbolizes the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, as mentioned in <a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7</a>.and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them The shepherd's action of calling friends and neighbors highlights the communal aspect of joy and celebration in the biblical context. In ancient Jewish culture, community and relationships were central to daily life. This reflects the importance of shared experiences and collective rejoicing, as seen in other biblical celebrations such as the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">Leviticus 23:33-43</a>). The act of calling others to share in the joy underscores the value of community in God's kingdom.‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ The invitation to rejoice emphasizes the joy and relief of recovering what was lost. This mirrors the heavenly joy over repentance, as described in <a href="/luke/15-10.htm">Luke 15:10</a>. The shepherd's joy is a type of Christ's joy in the salvation of sinners, fulfilling prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a>, where the Messiah bears the iniquities of the lost. The phrase also connects to the theme of divine joy in <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a>, where God rejoices over His people with gladness. The lost sheep represents those who have strayed from God, and the finding signifies redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_shepherd.htm">The Shepherd</a> Represents Jesus Christ, who seeks and saves the lost. The shepherd's actions reflect God's love and concern for each individual. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lost_sheep.htm">The Lost Sheep</a> Symbolizes sinners who have strayed from God. The sheep's lost state highlights human vulnerability and the need for divine intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/f/friends_and_neighbors.htm">Friends and Neighbors</a> These are the community of believers or the heavenly host who rejoice over the repentance and return of a sinner. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_home.htm">The Home</a> Represents the Kingdom of God or the church, where there is joy and celebration over the return of the lost. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_rejoicing.htm">The Event of Rejoicing</a> This celebration signifies the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, emphasizing the value of each soul to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_one.htm">The Value of One</a> Each individual is precious to God. Just as the shepherd rejoices over one sheep, God rejoices over each sinner who repents. <a href="/topical/g/god's_initiative_in_salvation.htm">God's Initiative in Salvation</a> The shepherd actively seeks the lost sheep, illustrating that God takes the initiative in our salvation. <a href="/topical/c/community_rejoicing.htm">Community Rejoicing</a> The call to friends and neighbors to rejoice highlights the importance of community in celebrating spiritual victories. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The return of the lost sheep symbolizes repentance and the restoration of a right relationship with God. <a href="/topical/j/joy_in_heaven.htm">Joy in Heaven</a> The joy expressed in the parable reflects the heavenly celebration over repentance, encouraging believers to share in this joy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 15</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_having_a_sound_mind.htm">Why leave the ninety-nine sheep?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus_show_human_traits.htm">How does Jesus exemplify human qualities and experiences?</a> <a href="/q/why_leave_99_sheep_to_find_1.htm">Why would a shepherd risk leaving ninety-nine sheep to fend for themselves just to find one, as stated in Luke 15:4?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_value_the_lost_and_found.htm">How does God value the lost and found?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) He calleth together his friends and neighbours.--The recurrence of the two words so soon after <a href="/luke/14-12.htm" title="Then said he also to him that bade him, When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, neither your kinsmen, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also bid you again, and a recompense be made you.">Luke 14:12</a> is suggestive. There are times when we do well to recognise the natural and social ties that bind man and man. Chiefly is it right to do so when we make them sharers in our own spiritual life, and raise and purify their life by calling on them to sympathise, not with our sufferings only, but with our purer and nobler joys. In its bearing upon our Lord's own work we may think of His "friends and neighbours" as being the disciples whom He had chosen; we may think also of "the angels of God," and the spirits of the just made perfect, who rejoice over one sinner that repenteth.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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. And here the shepherd craves for sympathy from his fellows; he would have others share in his joy in finding the perishing, suffering sheep. This sympathy with his effort to win the lost the Galilaean Master had looked for among the rulers and teachers of Israel in vain. Now, sympathy, it must be remembered, is not merely sentiment or courtesy. True sympathy with a cause means working in good earnest for the cause. This, however, the ruling spirits in Israel, in every sect, coldly refused. They not only declined their sympathy with the acts of Jesus; they positively condemned his works, his efforts, his teaching. <a href="/commentaries/luke/15-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>comes ἐλθὼν (elthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. home, οἶκον (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. [and] calls together συνκαλεῖ (synkalei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4779.htm">Strong's 4779: </a> To call together. From sun and kaleo; to convoke. [his] τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. friends φίλους (philous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5384.htm">Strong's 5384: </a> Friendly; subst: a friend, an associate. Properly, dear, i.e. A friend; actively, fond, i.e. Friendly. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. neighbors γείτονας (geitonas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1069.htm">Strong's 1069: </a> A neighbor. From ge; a neighbour; by implication, a friend. to tell λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. ‘Rejoice with Συνχάρητέ (Syncharēte) Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4796.htm">Strong's 4796: </a> To rejoice with, congratulate. From sun and chairo; to sympathize in gladness, congratulate. me, μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I have found εὗρον (heuron) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. lost ἀπολωλός (apolōlos) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. sheep!’ πρόβατόν (probaton) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4263.htm">Strong's 4263: </a> A sheep. 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