King James Version

Luke 15:10

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

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οὕτωςhoutōsLikewiseοὕτω(ς)adverb — “Likewise”G3779thus, so, in this manner.LikewiseλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youγίνεταιginetaithere isγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “there is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.there isχαρὰcharajoyχαράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the subject formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyἐνώπιονenōpionin the presenceἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the presence”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the presenceτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnof the angelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.of the angelsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐπὶepioverἐπίpreposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overἑνὶhenioneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.oneἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōsinnerἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “sinner”, the to- or for-formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.sinnerμετανοοῦντιmetanoountithat repentethμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “that repenteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.that repenteth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

World English Bible

Even so , I tell you , there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

Darby Translation

Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

Douay-Rheims

So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.

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