Passage Research
Luke 15 — Sermon Preparation
Three parables of the lost — a sheep, a coin, and a son — celebrate the Father's joyful welcome of those who return. Below is a research summary for Luke 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Luke 15 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πατήρ | patḗr | G3962 | 12 | father, parent |
| ἀπόλλυμι | apóllymi | G622 | 8 | destroy, die, lose, mar |
| εὑρίσκω | heurískō | G2147 | 8 | find, get, obtain, perceive |
| υἱός | huiós | G5207 | 8 | child, foal, son |
| εἷς | heîs | G1520 | 7 | a, abundantly, man, one |
| εὐφραίνω | euphraínō | G2165 | 4 | fare, make glad, be merry, rejoice |
| δραχμή | drachmḗ | G1406 | 3 | piece |
How preachers through history handled this text
27 public-domain excerpts on Luke 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In the latter part of this parable we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and the proud manner in which his gracious kindness is often received. The Jews, in general, showed the same spirit towards the converted Gentiles; and numbers in every age object to the gospel and its preachers, on the same ground. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 15:25–50 (Public Domain)
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