⁵⁶ Then^[a] they went on to another village.

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

²⁸ just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”^(A)

¹⁷ “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him.^(A)

²¹ For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.^(A)

²³ When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.^(B)

¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.^(A)

¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

¹⁰ “Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.^[a](A)

¹⁵ The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.^(A)

⁴⁷ I do not judge anyone who hears my words and does not keep them, for I came not to judge the world but to save the world.^(A)