Parable of the Lost Coin — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on parable of the lost coin, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Luke 15:8 (KJV)
How many pieces of silver did the woman have?
Answer: Ten
Study note. What woman having ten pieces of silver.
Lesson 2 · Luke 15:8 (KJV)
How many did she lose?
Answer: One
Study note. If she lose one piece.
Lesson 3 · Luke 15:8 (KJV)
What did she light?
Answer: A candle
Study note. Doth not light a candle.
Lesson 4 · Luke 15:8 (KJV)
What did she do to the house?
Answer: Sweep it
Study note. And sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it.
Lesson 5 · Luke 15:8 (KJV)
How long did she search?
Answer: Till she find it
Study note. Seek diligently till she find it.
Lesson 6 · Luke 15:9 (KJV)
Whom did she call when she found it?
Answer: Her friends and neighbours
Study note. She calleth her friends and her neighbours together.
Lesson 7 · Luke 15:9 (KJV)
What did she say?
Answer: Rejoice with me
Study note. Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Lesson 8 · Luke 15:10 (KJV)
Who rejoices over the repentant sinner?
Answer: The angels of God
Study note. There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Lesson 9 · Luke 15 (KJV)
Which two other parables of recovery surround this one?
Answer: The Lost Sheep and the Prodigal Son
Study note. Luke 15 contains the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son.
Lesson 10 · Luke 15 (KJV)
What does the lost coin represent?
Answer: A lost sinner sought by God
Study note. Each parable in Luke 15 pictures God's heart for the lost.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does parable of the lost coin point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?