Luk 15:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 15:1-32: 15:1-32 Chapter 15 contains three related parables of things lost and found: a sheep (15:1-7 ), a coin (15:8-10 ), and a son (15:11-32 ). The loss of something loved causes deep sorrow, whereas finding it brings great joy. There is great rejoicing in heaven when lost sinners return to their heavenly Father. 15:1 Tax collectors were despised because they worked for the hated Roman authorities and were notorious for their corruption.

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‏ Luke 15:1-2

Summary for Luke 15:1-32: 15:1-32 ^a Chapter 15 contains three related parables of things lost and found: a sheep (15:1-7 ^b), a coin (15:8-10 ^c), and a son (15:11-32 ^d). The loss of something loved causes deep sorrow, whereas finding it brings great joy. There is great rejoicing in heaven when lost sinners return to their heavenly Father. 15:1 ^e Tax collectors were despised because they worked for the hated Roman authorities and were notorious for their corruption.
15:2 ^f In their self-righteous hard-heartedness, the Pharisees and teachers of religious law did not care about lost people. Jesus embodied the heart of God, who longs for his wayward children to return.