In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”Luke 15:10
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Οὕτως, λέγω ὑμῖν, γίνεται χαρὰ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι.
- Οὕτως,Houtōs“Thus”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- λέγωlegō“I say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- γίνεταιginetai“there is”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- χαρὰchara“joy”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from χαρά · “joy” · Strong's G5479
- ἐνώπιονenōpion“before”Preposition · “before” · Strong's G1799
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀγγέλωνangelōn“angels”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἐπὶepi“over”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἑνὶheni“one”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlō“sinner”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
- μετανοοῦντι.metanoounti“repenting.”Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from μετανοέω · “to repent” · Strong's G3340
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)