49 Bible Verses about Being Lost

Or has found that which was lost, and lies concerning it, and swears falsely; in any of all these that a man does, sinning therein:

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be in our right mind, it is for your cause.

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Of them which you gave me have I lost none.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have worked for, but that we receive a full reward.

He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: those that you gave me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it?

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but rubbish, that I may win Christ,

I will seek those who were lost, and bring again those who were driven away, and will bind up those who were broken, and will strengthen those who were sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

To the one we are the fragrance of death unto death; and to the other the fragrance of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.

But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

And not holding the Head, from whom all the body by joints and ligaments having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increases with the increase of God.

And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she loses one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she finds it?

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Jesus answered and said unto them, You do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

For we are unto God a sweet fragrance of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

How think you? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine, and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?

But those riches are lost by a bad venture: when he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.

And as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, set not your mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you, and on all your father's house?

And there was nothing lacking of them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered it all.

Then said they, Come, and let us devise plots against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

And the donkeys of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys.

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for others: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

And they said unto Moses, your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our charge, and there lacks not one man of us.

If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows how long.