SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:11
Porque el Hijo del hombre es venido para salvar lo que se había perdido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 18:11
Verse 11. For the Son of man, &c.] This is added as a second reason, why no injury should be done to his followers. "The Son of man has so loved them as to come into the world to lay down his life for them." That which was lost.] apolwlov. In Revelation ix. 11, Satan is called apolluwn, Apolluon, the destroyer, or him who lays waste. This name bears a near relation to that state in which our Lord tells us he finds all mankind-lost, desolated, ruined. So it appears that Satan and men have the nearest affinity to each other-as the destroyer and the destroyed-the desolator and the desolated] the loser and the lost. But the Son of man came to save the lost. Glorious news! May every lost soul feel it! This verse is omitted by five MSS., two versions, and three of the fathers; but of its authenticity there can be no doubt, as it is found in the parallel place, Luke xix. 10, on which verse there is not a single various reading found in any of the MSS. that have ever been discovered, nor in any of the ancient versions.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. For the Son of man is come to seek that which was lost .] This is another, and stronger reason, why these little ones should not be despised; because Christ, who is here meant by the Son of man, came into this world to save these persons; who were lost in Adam, and had destroyed themselves by their transgressions, and carries great force in it: for if God had so great a regard to these little ones, as to send his Son to obtain eternal salvation for them, when they were in a miserable and perishing condition; and Christ had so much love for them, as to come into this world, and endure the sorrows, sufferings, and death itself for them, who were not only little, but lost; and that to obtain righteousness and life for them, and save them with an everlasting salvation; then they must, and ought to be, far above the contempt of all mortals; and the utmost care should be taken not to despise, grieve, offend, and injure them in any form or shape whatever; (see Romans 14:15 1 Corinthians 8:11). Beza observes, that this whole verse is left out in some Greek copies, but it stands in others, and in all the Oriental versions, and in Munsters Hebrew Gospel; nor can it be omitted; the following parable, which is an exemplification of it, requires it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-14 - Considering the cunning and malice of Satan, and the weakness an depravity of men's hearts, it is not possible but that there should be offences. God permits them for wise and holy ends, that those who ar sincere, and those who are not, may be made known. Being told before that there will be seducers, tempters, persecutors, and bad examples let us stand on our guard. We must, as far as lawfully we may, par with what we cannot keep without being entangled by it in sin. The outward occasions of sin must be avoided. If we live after the flesh we must die. If we, through the Spirit, mortify the deeds of the body we shall live. Christ came into the world to save souls, and he wil reckon severely with those who hinder the progress of others who ar setting their faces heavenward. And shall any of us refuse attention to those whom the Son of God came to seek and to save? A father takes car of all his children, but is particularly tender of the little ones.
Greek Textus Receptus
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