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MATTHEW 18:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 18:10Matt 18:12
“For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.”
For the Son of Man came to save the lost. The mission statement inserted between the guardian-angels verse and the lost-sheep parable: the Son of Man came to save the lost. The saving of the lost is the context for the community's care for the little ones: the community that the kingdom creates is the community that shares the Son of Man's mission of seeking and saving those who are lost.

Church Fathers on Matthew 18:11

The Lord had said, under the type of hand, foot, and eye, that all kin and connection which could afford scandal must be cut off. The harshness of this declaration He accordingly tempers with the following precept, saying, 'Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;' i. e. As far as you may avoid despising them, but next to your own salvation seek also to heal them. But if ye see that they hold to their sins, it is better that ye be saved, than that ye perish in…

Jerome · 4th century

Or otherwise; As to shun the evil, so to honour the good, has great recompense. Above then He had bid them to cut off the friendships of those that gave offence, here He teaches them to shew honour and service to the saints.

Chrysostom · 4th century

Or otherwise; Because so great evils come of brethren being scandalized, 'Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones.'

Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation · ap. Anselm
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