Luke 19:10
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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(A)
Ezekiel 34:16
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16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(A) the injured and strengthen the weak,(B) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(C) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(D)
Matthew 1:21
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21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a](A) because he will save his people from their sins.”(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
1 Timothy 1:13-16
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13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor(A) and a violent man, I was shown mercy(B) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.(C) 14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly,(D) along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.(E)
15 Here is a trustworthy saying(F) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners(G)—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy(H) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience(I) as an example for those who would believe(J) in him and receive eternal life.(K)
Luke 5:31-32
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31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(A)
Luke 15:4-7
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4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?(A) 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’(B) 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.(C)
Matthew 9:12-13
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12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Romans 5:6
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6 You see, at just the right time,(A) when we were still powerless,(B) Christ died for the ungodly.(C)
Matthew 15:24
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24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(A)
Luke 15:32
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32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”(A)
1 John 4:9-14
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9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(A) into the world that we might live through him.(B) 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(C) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(D) 11 Dear friends,(E) since God so loved us,(F) we also ought to love one another.(G) 12 No one has ever seen God;(H) but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.(I)
13 This is how we know(J) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.(K) 14 And we have seen and testify(L) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.(M)
Hebrews 7:25
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25 Therefore he is able to save(A) completely[a] those who come to God(B) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(C)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:25 Or forever
Matthew 10:6
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6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.(A)
Matthew 18:10
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The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(A)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(B) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
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