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Matthew 9:12

World English Bible

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

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Matthew 9:12 in other translations

But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

Matthew 9:12 · American Standard Version

Matthew 9:12 in context

  1. 10As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
  2. 11When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  3. 12When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
  4. 13But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
  5. 14Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”