Matthew 18:11
Study it in the app“For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.”
Translation note· on the manuscripts
This verse is not in the oldest manuscripts nor in the Greek text we follow; many others have it (compare Luke 19:10).
The context
10See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
11 · This verse (above)
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is going astray?
To study Matthew 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus put in the middle of the disciples when they asked who is greatest (vv. 1–3)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus tell the parable of the slave who was forgiven a huge debt (vv. 23–35)?
3. How I live it
Peter asked how many times to forgive (v. 21). Whom do you find hard to forgive, and what small first step can you take?