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Forγὰρthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουcameἦλθενto seekζητῆσαιandκαὶto saveσῶσαιwhatτὸwas lost.”ἀπολωλός
Luke 19:10
Study it in the app“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 19:10, word by word
- the Sonυἱὸςhuios
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huios” appears- of Manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
Son of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- to seekζητῆσαιzētēsai
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētēsai” appears- to saveσῶσαιsōsai
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōsai” appears- was lostἀπολωλόςapolōlos
be lost
Gone astray, like the sheep that wandered off.
Where else “apolōlos” appears
The context
9And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.
10 · This verse (above)
11And as they were listening to these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
To study Luke 19 in a group
1. What it says
What does Zacchaeus do to see Jesus, what does Jesus say to him, and what does Zacchaeus promise afterward? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
The people grumble because Jesus is staying with a sinner. What does Jesus answer about why he came? (vv. 7-10)
3. How I live it
Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus with joy and changed how he used his money. What could you change in how you use what you have?