The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 "Or what woman who has ten silver coins, 15:8 Gk ten drachmas, 15:8 A Gk drachma was equivalent to a Roman denarius = one day’s wageif she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost! ’ 10 I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels 15:10 Lk 2:10over one sinner who repents."