Verse 10

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

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  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  • Luke 15:4-7 : 4 What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders. 6 And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' 7 I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
  • Luke 15:32 : 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'
  • Matt 1:21 : 21 'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'
  • Matt 10:6 : 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • Matt 15:24 : 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
  • Rom 5:6 : 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
  • Matt 9:12-13 : 12 But when Jesus heard this, he said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.' 13 'Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'
  • Luke 5:31-32 : 31 Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
  • 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. 13 By this, we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.