Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?