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Luke 15:6
New English Translation
Luke 15:6
New English Translation
6 Returning[a] home, he calls together[b] his[c] friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’
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- Luke 15:6 tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 15:6 sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).
- Luke 15:6 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.
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