Bible Strands
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks these words to Zacchaeus and the surrounding crowd immediately after declaring that salvation has arrived at his house.
The words — ἦλθεν (ēlthen) = came, ζητῆσαι (zētēsai) = to seek, which literally frame the Son of Man's mission as an active pursuit.
The thread — Ezekiel 34:16 records God's promise to seek the lost and bring back strays. Matthew 1:21 states the Son will save His people from their sins. 1 Timothy 1:13 notes that Paul was shown mercy for acting in ignorance and unbelief.
Why it lands — The text states the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost, requiring the reader to acknowledge that rescue originates from divine action rather than human merit.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 34:16 I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
- Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
- 1 Timothy 1:13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
- Luke 5:31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- Luke 15:4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
- Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- Romans 5:6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- Matthew 15:24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
- Luke 15:32 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
- Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.