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Luke 15:7

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

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λέγωlegōI 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 youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοὕτωςhoutōslikewiseοὕτω(ς)adverb — “likewise”G3779thus, so, in this manner.likewiseχαρὰcharajoyχαράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the subject formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ἐπὶepioverἐπίpreposition — “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 repentethἢēmore thanἤconjunction — “more than”G2228or, than.more thanἐπὶepioverἐπίpreposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overἐνενήκονταenenēkontaninety and nineἐνενήκονταadjective, dative, plural, masculine — “ninety and nine”, the to- or for-formG1768ninety.ninety and nineἐννέαenneanineἐννέαadjective, dative, plural, masculine — “nine”, the to- or for-formG1767nine.δικαίοιςdikaioisjust personsδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “just persons”, the to- or for-formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.just personsοἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.noχρείανchreianneedχρεία (chreia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “need”, the object formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.ἔχουσινechousinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.μετανοίαςmetanoiasrepentanceμετάνοια (metanoia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “repentance”, the of-formG3341repentance, a change of mind, change in the inner man.This verse uses “repentance”.repentance

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

World English Bible

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents , than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance .

Darby Translation

I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

Douay-Rheims

I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.

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