Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
American Standard Version (ASV)
For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
What this verse means
Jesus states His mission in one line: to seek and to save the lost — the seeking is His job.
A short prayer
Lord, You came to seek and save the lost. Find me again today where I wander.
Read in context — Luke 19
8And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Related verses
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“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”Matthew 6:21
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Matthew 6:33
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”Micah 6:8
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