Luke 5:31

Jesus Calls Levi

30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”31Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.
Free Bible Version
“Healthy people don't need a doctor—but sick people do,” Jesus replied.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, They that are whole, neede not the Physician, but they that are sicke.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
One Unity Resource Bible
Yeshua [Salvation] answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
Translation for Translators
Then, to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him for help, Jesus said to them, “It is people who are sick who need a doctor, not those who are well [MET].
Unlocked Literal Bible
Jesus answered them, “People who are well do not need a physician; only those who are sick.
Noah Webster Bible
And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.
World English Bible
Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
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: