Luke 15:9 (WEB)

Passage

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.’

Nearby Context

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

Luke 15:8 Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

Luke 15:9 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 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "found", "calls", "together", "friends", "neighbors", "saying", and "rejoice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "found" and "calls", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Or what woman if she had ten..." into verse 10's "Even so I tell you there is...", so "found" and "calls" 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 "calls" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.