How it works
Jesus told a story about a woman who had ten silver coins. Every evening she laid them on the table and counted them.
One evening there were only nine! She lit a lamp, swept the house and looked behind the water jar, under the mat and along the walls.
At last, in a crack between the stones, something glinted. It was the coin! She called her friends and neighbors to celebrate.
The episode says each person is like that coin, precious and worth looking for.
Worked examples
Count the coins
- She had ten silver coins at the start.
- One was lost, so 10 - 1 = 9.
- She counted again, and there were only nine on the table.
- She found the lost one, so all ten were safe: 9 + 1 = 10.
Where did she look?
- Read the story for the places: behind the water jar, under the mat and along the walls.
- She knelt and held the lamp low to look in every crack.
- The coin was in a crack between the stones. It was not under the mat.
Fix the mistake
- Someone says she found the coin under the mat.
- Look back: she looked under the mat and found nothing.