Matthew 18:11
"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 10:6"but rather be on your way to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Luke 9:56"You know not what kind of spirit you share, for the Son of man came not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them." And they went to another village.
Luke 15:32"‘But it was fitting that we should make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive; he was lost and is found.’"
John 3:17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
John 12:47And if any one hears my words and does not keep them, it is not I who judge him; for I am not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:8-15
Cautions against Offences. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than… Read the whole commentary →