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Jesus Calls Levi

Luke 5:31

In 9 translations

BSB
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
WEB
Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
ASV
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.
LSV
And Jesus answering said to them, “They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:
YLT
And Jesus answering said unto them, 'They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:
DBY
And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.
DRC
And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.
GNV
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, They that are whole, neede not the Physician, but they that are sicke.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἀλλ᾽: NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἀλλὰ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλὰ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες·
RP2018
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ’ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ᾿ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.
SCR1894
και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν προς αυτους ου χρειαν εχουσιν οι υγιαινοντες ιατρου αλλ οι κακως εχοντες

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.”
  • Matthew 9:12–13On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  • 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?

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