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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that having been lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save people who are lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that having been lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the Son of man came to seek and save that which was lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“For The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which is lost.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>for the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which is lost."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/19-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7487" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/19.htm">Jesus and Zacchaeus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">of Man</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">came</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētēsai (V-ANA) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">to seek</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sōsai (V-ANA) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">to save</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolōlos (V-RPA-ANS) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">lost.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-11.htm">Matthew 18:11</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to save the lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a></span><br />For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-15.htm">1 Timothy 1:15</a></span><br />This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-47.htm">John 12:47</a></span><br />As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-12</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a></span><br />I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a></span><br />For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a></span><br />She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-31.htm">Luke 5:31,32</a></b></br> And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7,32</a></b></br> 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a></b></br> I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up <i>that which was</i> broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/18-19.htm">Save</a> <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">Search</a> <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/luke/19-4.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-12.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Save</a> <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/luke/24-5.htm">Search</a> <a href="/luke/24-5.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Of Zacchaeus a tax collector.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-11.htm">The ten minas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-28.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem with triumph;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">weeps over it;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Teaching daily in it. The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the Son of Man</b><br>The title "Son of Man" is a messianic term rooted in <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where it describes a figure with divine authority and eternal dominion. Jesus frequently uses this title to emphasize both His humanity and His divine mission. It highlights His role as the representative of humanity and His fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.<p><b>came</b><br>This indicates the purpose and intentionality of Jesus' incarnation. It reflects the divine mission and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. The coming of Jesus was prophesied in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>, and His arrival marks the pivotal moment in salvation history.<p><b>to seek</b><br>The act of seeking implies initiative and effort. Jesus actively pursues those who are lost, demonstrating God's love and desire for reconciliation with humanity. This echoes the parables of the lost sheep, coin, and son in <a href="/luke/15.htm">Luke 15</a>, illustrating God's relentless pursuit of sinners.<p><b>and to save</b><br>Salvation is central to Jesus' mission. His work on the cross provides the means for redemption and reconciliation with God. This phrase underscores the necessity of Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection, as foretold in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, to accomplish salvation for humanity.<p><b>the lost.</b><br>The term "lost" refers to those who are spiritually estranged from God, encompassing all of humanity due to sin. It highlights the universal need for salvation and the inclusivity of Jesus' mission. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God's desire to restore His creation, as seen in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a>, where God promises to seek out and rescue His scattered sheep.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus (Son of Man)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, Jesus refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," a title that emphasizes both His humanity and His divine mission. This title is rooted in <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where it is associated with authority and an everlasting kingdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lost.htm">The Lost</a></b><br>This term refers to those who are spiritually lost, separated from God due to sin. In the context of <a href="/bsb/luke/19.htm">Luke 19</a>, it specifically relates to Zacchaeus, a tax collector who was considered a sinner by society.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>The city where Jesus encounters Zacchaeus. Jericho is significant as a place of transformation and redemption in this account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zacchaeus.htm">Zacchaeus</a></b><br>A tax collector who climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus. His encounter with Jesus leads to his repentance and salvation, illustrating the mission of Jesus to save the lost.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>Represents societal norms and judgments, often critical of Jesus' association with sinners like Zacchaeus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_mission_of_jesus.htm">Understanding the Mission of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' primary mission was to seek and save the lost, emphasizing His role as Savior. This mission is central to the Gospel message and should be the focus of Christian life and ministry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_being_'lost'.htm">The Nature of Being 'Lost'</a></b><br>Being lost is a spiritual condition characterized by separation from God. Recognizing our own lostness is the first step toward salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inclusivity_of_salvation.htm">The Inclusivity of Salvation</a></b><br>Jesus' interaction with Zacchaeus shows that salvation is available to all, regardless of social status or past sins. The Gospel is inclusive and transformative.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_jesus'_call.htm">Responding to Jesus' Call</a></b><br>Like Zacchaeus, we must respond to Jesus' call with repentance and a willingness to change. True encounter with Christ leads to transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>The church is called to continue Jesus' mission by reaching out to the lost, offering hope and salvation through the message of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_seeker-sensitive_church.htm">What is a seeker-sensitive church?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_value_the_lost_and_found.htm">How does God value the lost and found?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_personality_like.htm">What were Jesus' characteristics and personality like?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_spiritually_lost.htm">What defines being spiritually lost?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.</span>--Like words had been spoken once before, under circumstances that presented a very striking contrast to those now before us. Then the loving purpose of the Christ had for its object the "little child," as yet untouched by the world's offences (<a href="/matthew/18-2.htm" title="And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the middle of them,">Matthew 18:2</a>; <a href="/matthew/18-11.htm" title="For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.">Matthew 18:11</a>): now it rested on the publican, whose manhood had been marred by them. The same law of work is reproduced in a more emphatic form. There it had been that He "came to save:" here it is that He came to "seek" as well.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost</span>. A quiet rebuke to the Pharisees and priests and their followers, who would limit the redeemed. Surely the "publicans" and the great tempted mass of mankind needed him more than the happy privileged class. It was for the sake of <span class="accented">these</span> poor wandering sheep that he left his home of grandeur and peace. But there was a vein of sad irony running through these words of the Master. Between the lines we seem to read some such thoughts as these: "You know, O priests and Pharisees, <span class="accented">you</span> do not want me. You think you are safe already. But these poor despised ones, <span class="accented">they</span> want, they welcome me, like this Zacchaeus." This, too, was a lesson for all time. This scene probably took place the evening of the Lord's arrival at Zacchaeus's house at Jericho, after the evening meal, when the room arid court of the house were filled with guests and curious spectators. Dean Plumptre has an interesting suggestion that Zacchaeus the publican was one and the same with the publican of <a href="/luke/18-10.htm">Luke 18:10-14</a>, who in the temple "smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner! Is it too bold a conjecture that he who saw Nathanael under the fig tree (<a href="/john/1-48.htm">John 1:48</a>) had seen Zacchaeus in the temple, and that the figure in the parable of <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a> was in fact a portrait?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/19-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Son</span><br /><span class="grk">Υἱὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Huios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Man</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνθρώπου</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="grk">ἦλθεν</span> <span class="translit">(ēlthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to seek</span><br /><span class="grk">ζητῆσαι</span> <span class="translit">(zētēsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to save</span><br /><span class="grk">σῶσαι</span> <span class="translit">(sōsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lost.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπολωλός</span> <span class="translit">(apolōlos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/19-10.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/19-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 19:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 19:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/19-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 19:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 19:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>