Which other scriptures emphasize Jesus' mission to the spiritually "sick"?

Isaiah 61:1: “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners.”

This prophetic preview shows the Messiah coming specifically for lives shattered by sin and bondage—the deepest kind of sickness.

Luke 4:18-19: “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Jesus reads Isaiah’s promise in His hometown synagogue and applies it to Himself, openly announcing a mission aimed at those who know they are spiritually broken.

Luke 19:10: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

A concise summary: seekers of the spiritually healthy aren’t His target—the lost are.

Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

The ultimate spiritual surgery: He ransoms the sin-sick by giving His own life.

Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

An open invitation to everyone exhausted by sin’s weight, promising soul-level healing.

Luke 15:4-7: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one… does he not leave the ninety-nine…? I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.”

All three parables in this chapter (lost sheep, coin, son) spotlight His relentless pursuit of those in spiritual need.

John 3:17: “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”

Rescue, not condemnation, is the heart of His mission.

John 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.”

Fullness of life contrasts sharply with the spiritual death brought by sin.

1 Timothy 1:15: “This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.”

Paul personalizes the physician-and-patient relationship: the worst cases are welcome.

Ezekiel 34:16: “I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak…”

Though spoken by God in the Old Testament, Jesus embodies this shepherding promise in the flesh.

1 Peter 2:24-25: “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His stripes you are healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”

His sacrificial wounds become the spiritual cure, bringing wandering souls back under His care.