Luke 15:5
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.”
εὑρίσκω
When the shepherd finally tracks down the lost sheep, that moment of discovery isn't lucky stumbling — it's the result of someone who refused to stop looking.
ἐπιτίθημι
he lays it
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ἐπιτίθημι
He doesn't just find the lost sheep and point it home — he personally lifts it onto his own shoulders, taking full responsibility for carrying what was too exhausted to carry itself.
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ὦμος
shoulders
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ὦμος
The shepherd doesn't hand the sheep a map and say "find your own way home" — he lifts it onto his shoulders and carries it there himself.
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χαίρω
rejoicing,
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χαίρω
He doesn't just feel relieved in the moment — he carries that sheep home with a deep, unshakeable gladness, confident that finding it was always going to happen.
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