Matthew 18:11 (GNV)

Passage

For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost.

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:9 And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Matthew 18:10 See that ye despise not one of these litle ones: for I say vnto you, that in heauen their Angels alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in heauen.

Matthew 18:11 For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost.

Matthew 18:12 How thinke ye? If a man haue an hundreth sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doeth he not leaue ninetie and nine, and go into the mountaines, and seeke that which is gone astray?

Matthew 18:13 And if so be that he finde it, verely I say vnto you, he reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine which went not astray:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonne", "come", "saue", and "lost". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonne" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "See that ye despise not one of..." into verse 12's "How thinke ye If a man haue...", so "sonne" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sonne" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.