Pentecost Season · The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus · Year C
Luke 15:3-7
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
June 23, 2028

Overview & Insights
"Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep." (Luke 15:6)
Answering Pharisees who grumble that he eats with sinners, Jesus tells of a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep to search for one lost one, then throws a party when he finds it. It is the Gospel image behind the feast's devotion to the heart of Christ that seeks out the lost.
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Commentary
Luke 15 Commentary: The Joy of Finding the Lost Enduring Word · David Guzik
Guzik walks through the parable's details, from the shepherd's search to the neighbors' rejoicing.
Luke 15:4 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers classic commentators on the shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine for the one.
Luke 15 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight
Gill's detailed notes on the parable's setting among tax collectors and sinners.
Luke 15 Commentary Precept Austin
A verse-by-verse, cross-reference-heavy study of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son.
Commentary on Luke 15:1-10 Working Preacher
Treats the lost sheep alongside the lost coin as a matched pair of parables about God's search for the lost.
Background & Word Study
Luke 15:1-10, The Parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin Enter the Bible
A passage-level introduction to how the two parables work together to answer the Pharisees' complaint.
Luke BibleProject
Shows where the lost-and-found parables of chapter 15 sit in Luke's larger travel narrative.
Luke 15:4 Interlinear BibleHub
Lays out the Greek word for word behind the shepherd's search for the one sheep.
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