Bible Verses about “being lost”

“¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

“¶ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:”

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”

“For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

“‹But the Comforter,› [which is] ‹the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.›”

“Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

“But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”

“‹But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put› [it] ‹on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on› [his] ‹feet:›”

“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

“‹For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.›”

“‹Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.›”

“‹And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.›”

“‹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.›”

“‹And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill› [it]; ‹and let us eat, and be merry:›”

“‹And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!›”

“‹I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,›”

“‹And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.›”

“‹And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.›”

“‹And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.›”

“Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.”

“‹It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.›”

“‹And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.›”

“¶ And he said, ‹A certain man had two sons:›”

“‹And the younger of them said to› [his] ‹father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth› [to me]. ‹And he divided unto them› [his] ‹living.›”

“‹And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.›”

“‹And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.›”

“‹And he answering said to› [his] ‹father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:›”

“‹I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.›”

“‹And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.›”

“‹And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.›”

“‹And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.›”

“‹But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.›”

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”

“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

“‹What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?›”

“‹And when he hath found› [it], ‹he layeth› [it] ‹on his shoulders, rejoicing.›”

“‹And when he cometh home, he calleth together› [his] ‹friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.›”

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

“‹Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.›”

“And he spake this parable unto them, saying,”

“‹For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.›”

“Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.”

“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

“¶ Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.”

“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?”

“And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.”

“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”