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Book of Luke
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:1 JFB -> Commentary on 15:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:1 PNT -> Commentary on 15:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:1 TFG -> Commentary on 15:1 TSK -> Commentary on 15:1 TSK -> Entry for 15:1 WEN -> Notes on 15:1 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Repentance TTT -> Humility of Christ, The; Pharisees, The; Publicans EBD -> Publican WJD -> Devotional using 15:1 15:1 - [In Context] Many tax collectors F257 and bad people came to listen to Jesus.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:2 JFB -> Commentary on 15:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:2 PNT -> Commentary on 15:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:2 SRN -> Study Notes on 15:2 TFG -> Commentary on 15:2 TSK -> Commentary on 15:2 TSK -> Entry for 15:2 WEN -> Notes on 15:2 NTB -> Bigotry; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Repentance; Salvation; Self-Righteousness TTT -> Humility of Christ, The; Jews, The; Murmuring; Pharisees, The; Shepherds SPG -> Devotional using 15:2 WJD -> Devotional using 15:2 15:2 - [In Context] Then the Pharisees F258 and the teachers of the law began to complain, "Look! This man (Jesus) welcomes bad people and even eats with them!"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:3 JFB -> Commentary on 15:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:3 PNT -> Commentary on 15:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:3 TFG -> Commentary on 15:3 WEN -> Notes on 15:3 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Pharisees; Repentance TTT -> Parables; Shepherds WJD -> Devotional using 15:3 15:3 - [In Context] Then Jesus told them this story:
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:4 JFB -> Commentary on 15:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:4 PNT -> Commentary on 15:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:4 SRN -> Study Notes on 15:4 TFG -> Commentary on 15:4 TSK -> Commentary on 15:4 TSK -> Entry for 15:4 WEN -> Notes on 15:4 NTB -> God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Lost Sheep; Penitent; Pharisees; Repentance; Salvation; Sheep TTT -> Parables; Shepherds EBD -> Desert SBD -> Shepherd WJD -> Devotional using 15:4 15:4 - [In Context] "Suppose one of you has 100 sheep, but he loses one of them. Then he will leave the other 99 sheep alone and go out and look for the lost sheep. The man will continue to search for the lost sheep until he finds it.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:5 JFB -> Commentary on 15:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:5 PNT -> Commentary on 15:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:5 TFG -> Commentary on 15:5 TSK -> Commentary on 15:5 TSK -> Entry for 15:5 WEN -> Notes on 15:5 NTB -> God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Lost Sheep; Penitent; Pharisees; Repentance; Salvation; Sheep TTT -> Parables; Sheep; Shepherds WJD -> Devotional using 15:5 15:5 - [In Context] And when he finds the sheep, the man is very happy. The man carries the sheep
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:6 JFB -> Commentary on 15:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:6 PNT -> Commentary on 15:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:6 TFG -> Commentary on 15:6 TSK -> Commentary on 15:6 TSK -> Entry for 15:6 WEN -> Notes on 15:6 NTB -> God (continued); Heaven; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Joy; Lost Sheep; Penitent; Pharisees; Repentance; Salvation; Sheep TTT -> Parables; Shepherds WJD -> Devotional using 15:6 15:6 - [In Context] to his home. He goes to his friends and neighbors and says to them, 'Be happy with me because I found my lost sheep!'
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:7 JFB -> Commentary on 15:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:7 PNT -> Commentary on 15:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:7 TFG -> Commentary on 15:7 TSK -> Commentary on 15:7 TSK -> Entry for 15:7 WEN -> Notes on 15:7 NTB -> Angel (a spirit); God (continued); Heaven; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Joy; Lost Sheep; Penitent; Pharisees; Praise; Repentance; Salvation; Sheep TTT -> Angels; Heaven; Joy of God over his People, The; Parables; Repentance; Sheep; Shepherds WJD -> Devotional using 15:7 15:7 - [In Context] In the same way, I tell you, heaven is a happy place when one sinner changes his heart. There is more joy for that one sinner than there is for 99 good people that don't need to change their hearts.
FOOTNOTES: F257: tax collector(s)   Jews hired by the Romans to collect taxes. They often cheated, and the other Jews hated them. F258: Pharisees   The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.