Parable of the Lost Coin
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The Parable of the Lost Coin is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in Luke 15:8–10. In it, a woman searches for a lost coin, finds it, and rejoices. It is a member of a trilogy on redemption tha
In this parable, a woman sweeps her dark house looking for a lost coin (engraving by John Everett Millais).
Drachma of the King of Persis Darius II, 1st century AD.
Parable of the Lost Sheep
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It is about a man who leaves his flock of ninety-nine sheep in order to find the one which
Parable of the Lost Coin
…trilogy on redemption that Jesus tells after the Pharisees and religious leaders accuse Him of welcoming and eating with "sinners." The other two are the Parable of the Lost Sheep, and the Parable of the Lost Son or Prodigal Son. As recounted in Luke 15, a woman with ten silver coins (Greek drachmae) loses one. She then lights…
Parable of the Lost Sheep (right) in St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland
Depiction of the Good Shepherd by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne showing the influence of this parable.
James Tissot – The Good Shepherd (Le bon pasteur) – Brooklyn Museum