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The parable of the lost drachma
This parable, found only in Luke, shows God, portrayed as a woman, searching for and finding a lost drachma. It symbolizes the soul that has gone astray yet is precious in God's sight, underscoring His mercy and His joy at the return of the lost one.
Luke 15.8-10 (King James Version) :Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org