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Luke 5:31 KJV
Luke · chapter 5 · verse 31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.Luke 5:31 · King James Version
Luke 5:31 in context
29And 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.
30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33And 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?
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Key words (Strong's)
- answeringapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- physicianiatrosa physicianG2395 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- wholehygiainōto be sound, to be well, to be in good health, metaph., of Christians whose opinions are…G5198 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- needchreianecessity, need, duty, businessG5532 →
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All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought by our Lord Jesus, but it is an account of some of the wonders of his grace, which, to those who understand things aright, are no less cogent proofs of Christ's being sent of God than the other. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-39