12 Bible Verses about Lost People

My people are lost sheep;
their shepherds have led them astray,
guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.
They have wandered from mountain to hill;
they have forgotten their resting place.

I wander like a lost sheep;
seek Your servant,
for I do not forget Your commands.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

He replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise them up on the last day.

“I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

[For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.]

While I was with them,
I was protecting them by Your name
that You have given Me.
I guarded them and not one of them is lost,
except the son of destruction,
so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.