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Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Luke 5:31 · Webster Bible
Luke 5:31 in other translations
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
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In context
28 And he left all, arose, and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with them.
30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
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