On 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." Cross References Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Luke 5:31 Jesus answered, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." 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. Treasury of Scripture When Jesus heard it, he said to 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. They that are whole. Matthew 9:12,13 Luke 5:31,32 Luke 15:7,29 I came. Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah 55:7 Matthew 18:11 |
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