The Son of Man came to save lost people.]
But go to the people of Israel, who are like lost sheep.
Jesus answered, “God sent me only to the lost sheep, the people of Israel.”
“If a man has a hundred sheep but one of the sheep gets lost, he will leave the other ninety-nine on the hill and go to look for the lost sheep.
When Jesus heard them, he said, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick.
My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
We had to celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’ ”
The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them.”
The Son of Man did not come to destroy the souls of people but to save them.”] Then they went to another town.
A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness.
“Anyone who hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge, because I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.
What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
