Luke 19 · Verse 10

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 19:10, King James Version

Luke 19:10 in other translations

BSBFor the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
WEBFor the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
ASVFor the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
YLTfor the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
DARBYfor the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.
BBEFor the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
WebsterFor the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

What does Luke 19:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 19:8-10

8-10. stood--before all. said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord--Mark how frequently Luke uses this title, and always where lordly authority, dignity, or power is intended. if I have--that is, "so far as I have," for evidently the "if" is so used (as in Php 4:8). taken by false accusation--defrauded, overcharged (Lu 3:12, 13). fourfold--The Roman law required this; the Jewish law, but the principal and a fifth more (Nu…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse. 10 Mt 18:11

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 19:1-10

Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zaccheus' house. Wherever Christ comes he opens the heart, and inclines it to receive him. He that has a mind to know Christ, shall be known of him. Those whom Christ calls, must humble themselves, and come down. We may well receive him joyfully, who brings all good with…

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Luke 19:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἦλθενēlthenCameG2064
γὰρgarforG1063
ὁhotheG3588
υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444
ζητῆσαιzētēsaito seekG2212
καὶkaiandG2532
σῶσαιsōsaito saveG4982
τὸtothatG3588
ἀπολωλός.¶apolōloshaving been lost.G622

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 19:10

  • Ezekiel 34:16

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

  • Matthew 1:21

    And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

  • 1 Timothy 1:13-16

    Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

  • Luke 5:31-32

    And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  • Luke 15:4-7

    What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

  • Matthew 9:12-13

    But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  • Romans 5:6

    For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

  • Matthew 15:24

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

  • Luke 15:32

    It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

  • Hebrews 7:25

    Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  • Matthew 10:6

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

  • 1 John 4:9-14

    In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:31,32; 15:4-7,32; Eze 34:16; Mt 1:21; 9:12,13; 10:6; 15:24; 18:11
Ro 5:6; 1Ti 1:13-16; Heb 7:25; 1Jo 4:9-14

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Context

  • Luke 19:9

    And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

  • Luke 19:10

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

  • Luke 19:11

    And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

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Luke 19:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque el Hijo del hombre vino á buscar y á salvar lo que se había perdido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car le fils de l’homme est venu chercher et sauver ce qui était perdu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
denn der Sohn des Menschen ist gekommen, zu suchen und zu erretten, was verloren ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venit enim Filius hominis quærere, et salvum facere quod perierat.