Luke 15:10 (LSB)

Passage

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Nearby Context

Luke 15:8 “Or what woman, if she has ten drachmas and loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

Luke 15:9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’

Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 15:11 And He said, “A man had two sons.

Luke 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "same", "tell", "presence", "angels", "over", "sinner", and "repents". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "same" and "tell", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And when she has found it she..." into verse 11's "And He said A man had two...", so "same" and "tell" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "same" and "tell" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.