Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Luke 5:31 in other translations
| BSB | Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And Jesus answering said unto them, ‘They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: |
| DARBY | And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill. |
| BBE | And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill. |
| Webster | And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick. |
What does Luke 5:31 mean?
Barnes' Notes
(w) "physician" Jer 8:22
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 5:27-39
It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace…
Luke 5:31 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 5:31
- Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Matthew 9:12-13
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
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Context
- Luke 5:30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
- Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
- Luke 5:32
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: Los que están sanos no necesitan médico, sino los que están enfermos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jésus, répondant, leur dit: Ceux qui sont en santé n’ont pas besoin de médecin, mais ceux qui se portent mal. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Die Gesunden bedürfen nicht eines Arztes, sondern die Kranken; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et respondens Jesus, dixit ad illos: Non egent qui sani sunt medico, sed qui male habent. |