49 Bible Verses about Being Lost

or hath found that which was lost and denieth it, and sweareth falsely, in whatsoever thing it be that a man doth and sinneth therein;

For if we be too fervent, to God are we too fervent: if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure.

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, "Of them which thou gavest me have I not lost one."

For the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost."

And thereto, they which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

Yea, and the son of man is come to save that which is lost.

Look on yourselves, that we lose not that we have wrought: but that we may have a full reward.

He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them.

They went astray in the wilderness in an untrodden way, and found no city to dwell in.

When they had eaten enough, he said unto his disciples, "Gather up the broken meat that remaineth: that nothing be lost."

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Those that thou gavest me, have I kept, and none of them is lost, but that lost child: that the scripture might be fulfilled.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you: save of the ship only.

"What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them doth not leave ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find him?

Then said one unto him, "Lord, are there few that shall be saved?" And he said unto them,

My people hath been a lost flock. My shepherds have deceived them, and have made them go astray upon the hills. They have gone from the mountains to the little hill, and forgotten their fold.

for this my son was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is now found.' And they began to be merry.

Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ,

Such as be lost, will I seek; such as go astray, will I bring again; such as be wounded, will I bind up; such as be weak, will I make strong; such as be fat and well liking, those will I preserve and feed them with the thing that is lawful.

If our Gospel be yet hid, it is hid among them that are lost,

to the one part are we the savor of death unto death; and unto the other part are we the savor of life unto life. And who is mete unto these things?

He answered, and said, "I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

But now in Christ Jesus, ye which a while ago were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Yet there shall not one hair of your heads perish.

and holdeth not the head: whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth nourishment, and is knit together, and increaseth with the increasing that cometh of God.

And this is the father's will which hath sent me: that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing; but should raise it up again at the last day.

For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God.

A time to win, and a time to lose; A time to spare, and a time to spend;

and prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in heaven.

Either, what woman having ten groats, if she lose one, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently, till she find it?

For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.

Jesus answered and said unto them, "Ye are deceived, and understand not what the scripture meaneth, nor yet the power of God.

Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, and my heart within me is desolate.

Even so, it is not the will of your father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

For we are unto God the sweet savor of Christ, both among them that are saved, and also among them which perish:

And as soon as he cometh home he calleth together his lovers, and neighbours saying unto them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'

How think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them should be gone astray, doth he not leave ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek that one which is gone astray?

For oft times they perish with his great misery and trouble: and if he have a child it getteth nothing.

And as for thine asses that were lost this day three days, care not for them - for they are found. And moreover, whose shall the beautiful things of Israel be? Belong they not unto thee, and unto all thy father's house?"

so that there was no person lacking, small or great, son or daughter, or of the spoil of all that they had taken away - David brought all again.

Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

And it chanced that the asses of this Kish, Saul's father were lost. Then said Kish to Saul his son, "Take one of the lads with thee and up and go seek the asses."

There shall be foot paths and common streets: this shall be called the holy way. No unclean person shall go through it, for the LORD himself shall go with them that way, and the ignorant shall not err.

Now abideth faith, hope, and love, even these three: but the chief of these is love.

Brethren if any of you err from the truth, and another convert him,

He came among his own, and his own received him not.

"Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war, which were under our hand, and there lacked not one man of them.

If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures;

We see not our tokens. There is not one prophet more; no, not one is there among us, that understandeth any more.