Luke 15:5 (LSB)

Passage

And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Nearby Context

Luke 15:3 So He told them this parable, saying,

Luke 15:4 “What man among you, if he has one hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

Luke 15:5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15:6 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!’

Luke 15:7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "found", "lays", "shoulders", and "rejoicing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "found" and "lays", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "What man among you if he has..." into verse 6's "And when he comes home he calls...", so "found" and "lays" 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 "found" and "lays" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.