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Luke 15:10

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15:10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels32 over one sinner who repents.”

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Footnotes

  1. 32 The whole of heaven is said to rejoice. Joy in the presence of God’s angels is a way of referring to God’s joy as well without having to name him explicitly. Contemporary Judaism tended to refer to God indirectly where possible out of reverence or respect for the divine name.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

NLTNew Living Translation

In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.