15:9a

she calls together her friends and neighbors: See the note on 15:6a.

her friends and neighbors: In Greek, the words that the Berean Standard Bible translates as friends and neighbors are forms that refer only to females.

If your language has such feminine forms for “friends” and “neighbors,” you may use them here. You may also use specific terms for “female friends” and “female neighbors” if that would be appropriate in your cultural context. Otherwise, you may use general terms that can refer to both men and women, as English versions have done.

15:9b

to say: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as to say is literally “saying,” as in 15:6b. See the note there.

‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’: See the note on the similar quotation in 15:6b.

my lost coin: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as my lost coin is literally “the lost coin.” The God’s Word has another way to translate this phrase:

the coin that I lost

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