Luke 19:9-10

19:9 Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham! 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative

sn This is one of the few uses of the specific term salvation in Luke (1:69, 71, 77), though the concept runs throughout the Gospel.

sn The household is not a reference to the building, but to the people who lived within it (L&N 10.8).

sn Zacchaeus was personally affirmed by Jesus as a descendant (son) of Abraham and a member of God’s family.

sn The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost is Jesus’ mission succinctly defined. See Luke 15:1-32.