Matthew 18:11

The Parable Of The Lost Sheep

¹⁰ “See that you do not despise or think less of one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven [are in the presence of and] continually look upon the face of My Father who is in heaven. ¹¹ [For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.] ¹² “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?

Save that Which Was Lost

Son of Man

To Seek and to Save

No

Luke 19:10

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Matthew 9:12-13

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but [only] those who are sick.

Matthew 10:6

but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:24

He answered, “I was commissioned by God and sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Luke 9:56

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they journeyed on to another village.

Luke 15:24

for this son of mine was [as good as] dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:32

But it was fitting to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was [as good as] dead and has begun to live. He was lost and has been found.’”

John 3:17

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but that the world might be saved through Him.

John 10:10

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

John 12:47

If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world.

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a faithful and trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance and approval, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.