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Matthew 18:11 KJV
Matthew · chapter 18 · verse 11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.Matthew 18:11 · King James Version
Matthew 18:11 in context
9And 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 having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- savesōzōto save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, one , to save a…G4982 →
- Sonyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
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As there never was a greater pattern of humility, so there never was a greater preacher of it, than Christ; he took all occasions to command it, to commend it, to his disciples and followers. I. The occasion of this discourse concerning humility was an unbecoming contest among the disciples for precedency;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-35