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I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. (KJV)
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ΛέγωLegōI say
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
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Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 1
ὑμῖνhuminto you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 2
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 3
οὕτωςhoutōsin the same way
Lemma: οὕτως (ohutō, ohutōs) · Strong's: G3779
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: thus(-ly) — οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. ; (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ; ] ; in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8,…
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Used 215 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3779; TFLSJ G3779; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 4
χαρὰcharajoy
Lemma: χαρά (chara) · Strong's: G5479
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: joy — χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ; (χαίρω), [in LXX for שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, etc. ; ] ; joy, delight: Luk.1:14 15:7, 10, Jhn.15:11 16:22, 24 17:13, Act.8:8, 2Co.1:24 7:13 8:2, Gal.5:22, Col.1:11, Php.2:2, 1Jn.1:4, 2Jn.12; opposite to…
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Used 60 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 13:20, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Matthew 28:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5479; TFLSJ G5479; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 5
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 6
τῷtō<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 7
οὐρανῷouranōheaven
Lemma: οὐρανός (ouranos) · Strong's: G3772
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: heaven — οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ; ] ; heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10,…
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Used 281 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3772; TFLSJ G3772; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 8
ἔσταιestaithere will be
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FDI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 9
ἐπὶepiover
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 10
ἑνὶhenione
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
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Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 11
ἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōsinner
Lemma: ἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos) · Strong's: G0268
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)
Meaning: sinful — ἁμαρτωλός, -όν; (ἁμαρτάνω), [in LXX chiefly for רָשָׁע ; ] ; sinful, a sinner: of all men, 1Ti.1:15; of those especially wicked, 1Ti.1:9, 1Pe.4:18; p1., Mat.9:10-13 11:19 26:45, al. (see MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 102,…
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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 9:10, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 26:45, Mark 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0268; TFLSJ G0268; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 12
μετανοοῦντιmetanoountirepenting
Lemma: μετανοέω (metanoeō) · Strong's: G3340
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Dative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-DSM)
Meaning: to repent — μετα-νοέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for נָחַם ni., 1Ki.15:29, Jer.4:28, al. ; ] ; to change one's mind or purpose, hence, to repent; in NT (exc. Luk.17:3-4), of repentance from sin, involving amendment: before ἀπό, Act.8:22; ἔκ,…
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Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 11:21, Matthew 12:41, Mark 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3340; TFLSJ G3340; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 13
ἢērather than
Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…
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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 14
ἐπὶepiover
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 15
ἐνενήκονταenenēkontaninety
Lemma: ἐνενήκοντα (enenēkonta) · Strong's: G1768
Parsing: Adjective · Indeclinable Numeral (A-NUI)
Meaning: ninety — ἐννενήκοντα, see: ἐνεν-.; ἐνενήκοντα (Rec. ἐννεν-), οἱ, αἱ, τά indecl., ; ninety: Mat.18:12-13, Luk.15:4, 7.†; (AS)
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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 18:12, Matthew 18:13, Luke 15:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1768; TFLSJ G1768; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 16
ἐννέαenneanine
Lemma: ἐννέα (ennea) · Strong's: G1767
Parsing: Adjective · Indeclinable Numeral (A-NUI)
Meaning: nine — ἐννέα, οἱ, αἱ, τά, indecl., ; nine: Luk.17:17; ἐνενήκοντα ἐ., Mat.18:12-13, Luk.15:4, 7.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 18:12, Matthew 18:13, Luke 15:4, Luke 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1767; TFLSJ G1767; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 17
δικαίοιςdikaioisrighteous ones
Lemma: δίκαιος (dikaios) · Strong's: G1342
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: just — δίκαιος, -α, -ον; (δίκη), [in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, see Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pro.1:11, al. ; ] ; in early Gk. writers ; (a) of persons, observant…
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Used 81 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 13:17, Matthew 13:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1342; TFLSJ G1342; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 18
οἵτινεςoitineswho
Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (R-NPM)
Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…
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Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 19
οὐouno
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 20
χρείανchreianneed
Lemma: χρεία (chreia) · Strong's: G5532
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: need — χρεία, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX: 2Ch.2:16 (15) (צֹרֶךְ), Est.7:20 (חַשְׁחוּת) frequently in Sir.1:1-30 -2 Mac ; ] ; 1. need, necessity: Act.28:10, Tit.3:14; πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χ. (RV, txt., for edifying as the need may be; but…
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Used 49 times. Also: Matthew 3:14, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 14:16, Matthew 21:3, Matthew 26:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5532; TFLSJ G5532; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 21
ἔχουσινechousinhave
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 22
μετανοίας.¶metanoiasof repentance.
Lemma: μετάνοια (metanoia) · Strong's: G3341
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: repentance — μετάνοια, -οίας, ἡ; (μετανοέω), [in LXX: Pro.14:15, Wis.11:23 12:10, 19, Sir.44:16 * ; ] ; after-thought, change of mind, repentance: Heb.12:17; of repentance from sin, Mat.3:8, 11 Luk.3:8 15:7 24:47, Act.26:20,…
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Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:13, Mark 1:4, Mark 2:17, Luke 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3341; TFLSJ G3341; TAGNT Luke 15:7 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I tell | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| in the same way | → | οὕτως G3779 thus(-ly) |
| there will be [more] | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| joy | → | χαρά G5479 joy |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| heaven | → | οὐρανός G3772 heaven |
| over | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| one | → | εἷς G1520 one |
| sinner | → | ἁμαρτωλός G0268 sinful |
| who repents | → | μετανοέω G3340 to repent |
| than | → | ἤ G2228 or |
| over | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| ninety-nine | → | ἐνενήκοντα G1768 ninety |
| . . . | → | ἐννέα G1767 nine |
| righteous ones | → | δίκαιος G1342 just |
| who | → | ὅστις G3748 who/which |
| do | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| need | → | χρεία G5532 need |
| to repent | → | μετάνοια G3341 repentance |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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