Luke 19:10
What does Luke 19:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 19:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 19:10 means
Jesus articulates the core purpose of His mission: to actively seek and save those who are lost. This profound declaration serves as the theological climax of the Zaccheus episode. It provides a comprehensive explanation for His seemingly scandalous association with a tax collector, revealing His divine compassion and His sovereign initiative in bringing redemption to humanity, particularly to those considered beyond hope.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.
Context
This verse serves as Jesus's concluding summary and theological explanation for the entire interaction with Zaccheus. It follows directly after Jesus's declaration of salvation to Zaccheus's house, providing the universal principle behind Zaccheus's individual experience. This statement transitions the narrative from the personal story of Zaccheus to a broader explanation of Jesus's overarching ministry.
v.9And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
v.10This passage
v.11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
- Luke 15:4
What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
- Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.
- Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.
- Matthew 10:6
but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
- 1 John 4:9
Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.
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