Luke 19:10

Luke 19:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
• New King James Version (NKJV)for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Context of Luke 19:10

8Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” 9Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” 11The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away. 12He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return.

Luke 19:10 word by word

ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• is comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to saveσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• was lostἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622

Cross-references for Luke 19:10

• Luke 5:31Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.
• Luke 15:4“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?
• Ezekiel 34:16I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes—feed them justice!
• Matthew 1:21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
• Matthew 9:12When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
• Matthew 10:6but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
• Matthew 15:24Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep—the people of Israel.”
• Romans 5:6When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
• 1 Timothy 1:13even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
• 1 John 4:9God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.

Commentaries on Luke 19:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10See the notes at Matthew 18:11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10to seek and to save the lost: The Lord Jesus is like a shepherd who looks for lost sheep (see Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 13:17; Ezekiel 34; Zechariah 10:3; 13:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. 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 5:7). There was no demand made for either…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:10

• Hospitality
• Jericho
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Publicans
• Salvation
• Wicked (People)
• Zacchaeus (Zaccheus)

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
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• Jericho
• Occupy
• Rebuke
• Round
• Salvation
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Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings