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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
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The Heart of the Gospel
Commentators identify this verse as a powerful summary of Jesus' entire purpose. The Expositor's Bible Commentary calls it the 'key verse' of Luke's Gospel. While crowds anticipated a political king, Jesus clarifies His true mission is spiritual: to rescue those who are spiritually lost, as demonstrated by His interaction with Zacchaeus.
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The lost (το απολωλος). The neuter as a collective whole, second perfect active participle of απολλυμ, to destroy. See Lu 15 for t…
19th Century
Anglican
The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.—Similar words had been spoken once before, under circumst…
Baptist
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto t…
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Salvation did not “come to this house” because Zacchaeus finally did a good deed but because he was “a son of Abraham” (v.9), which probably means …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the son of man Meaning himself, who was truly man, and the Messiah, and which was one of his names in the Old Te…
Presbyterian
Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zac…
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