Luke 5:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”
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“Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 5:31 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
- Matthew 9:12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- Mark 2:17On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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