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Luk 15:8 — Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find [it]?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

pieces		"""Drachma, here translated a piece of silver, is the eighth part of an ounce, which cometh to 7範., and is equal to the Roman penny. Mat 18:28."""
and seek		Luk 19:10; Eze 34:12; Jhn 10:16; Jhn 11:52; Eph 2:17

Correlating Passages

pieces

Mat 18:28

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

and seek

	Luk 19:10	For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
	Eze 34:12	As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
	Jhn 10:16	And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.
	Jhn 11:52	And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
	Eph 2:17	And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

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Scott, Thomas. "Luke 15:8," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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