The Lost Coin
In this parable told amid the grumbling of Pharisees and scribes over Christ's welcome to sinners, a woman who held ten silver coins loses one and refuses to abandon the search. Lighting a lamp and sweeping her house with painstaking care, she persists until the lost piece is recovered, then calls her friends and neighbors to rejoice together over its return. The account underscores that every soul carries immense worth to God, who stirs heaven itself with joy when one sinner repents, illustrating the tender reach of divine grace in restoring the lost.
Category: Grace & Forgiveness
Meaning: Heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents - every soul has immense value to God.
Audience: Pharisees & Scribes
Key Passages
The Parable
Luke 15:8-10
8ither what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
Did You Know?
The woman lights a lamp and sweeps the house carefully to find the lost coin.
Her joy when she finds it leads her to call friends and celebrate.
God actively seeks the lost and rejoices greatly when one sinner repents.