KJV King James Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
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Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said unto them, ‘They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:
Surrounding context — Luke 5
28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἀποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτούς·G846 · autosit/s/heοὐG3756 · ounoχρείανG5532 · chreianeedἔχουσινG2192 · echōto have/beοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑγιαίνοντεςG5198 · hugiainōbe healthyἰατροῦG2395 · iatrosphysicianἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoκακῶςG2560 · kakōsbadlyἔχοντες.G2192 · echōto have/be
Cross-references
Mark 2:17When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.Matthew 9:12-13But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.Jeremiah 8:22[Is there] no balm in Gilead; [is there] no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
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