Luke 19:10

10 The Son of Man came to look for the lost and save them."

Luke 19:10 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:10

For the son of man
Meaning himself, who was truly man, and the Messiah, and which was one of his names in the Old Testament:

is come:
from heaven, into this world, being sent by the Father, and with the full consent and good will of his own:

to seek and save that which was lost:
as all his elect were in Adam, and by their own actual transgressions; and are considered as such, whilst in a state of unregeneracy: and particularly the lost sheep of the house of Israel are meant, one of which Zacchaeus was; and so the words are a reason of Christ's looking him up, and calling him by his grace, and making a discovery of himself, and an application of salvation to him; see ( Matthew 18:11 ) .

Luke 19:10 In-Context

8 But Zacchaeus stood up. He said, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of what I own to those who are poor. And if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay it back. I will pay back four times the amount I took."

9 Jesus said to Zacchaeus, "Today salvation has come to your house. You are a member of Abraham's family line.

10 The Son of Man came to look for the lost and save them."

11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus told them a story. He was near Jerusalem. The people thought that God's kingdom was going to appear right away.

12 Jesus said, "A man from an important family went to a country far away. He went there to be made king and then return home.