Jesus was sent to seek you, save you, and give you God’s compassion.

Jesus was sent to seek you, save you, and give you God’s compassion.

“his father saw him and had compassion [splagchnizomai], and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.” (Lk 15:20)

“for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Lk 19:10)

“For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Matt 9:13)

“For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.” (Matt 18:11)

“I have come [erchomai] that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (Jn 10:10)

“I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Mk 2:17)

“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Lk 5:32)

“But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” (Matt 9:36)

“And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach [didasko] them many things.” (Mk 6:34)

“go after the one which is lost until he finds it?” (Lk 15:4)

“So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.” (Matt 20:34)

“Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, I am willing; be cleansed.” (Mk 1:41)

“And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.” (Matt 14:14)

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.” (Lk 4:18-19)

Reading: 2Sam 24; 1Kin 1-2; Lk 15