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31 And Jesus replied to them, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

32 I have not come to arouse and invite and call the righteous, but [a]the erring ones ([b]those not free from sin) to repentance [[c]to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins].

33 Then they said to Him, The disciples of John practice fasting often and offer up prayers of [special] petition, and so do [the disciples] of the Pharisees also, but Yours eat and drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:32 Robert Young, Analytical Concordance.
  2. Luke 5:32 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Luke 5:32 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(A)

Jesus Questioned About Fasting(B)

33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(C) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

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