Matthew 9:12
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New International Version (©1984)
On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

International Standard Version (©2008)
When Jesus heard that, he said, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When Jesus heard that, he said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor; those who are sick do.

King James Bible
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

American King James Version
But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

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

Bible in Basic English
But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.

Darby Bible Translation
But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are sick.

Weymouth New Testament
He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick.

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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having heard, said to them, 'They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

Geneva Study Bible

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

People's New Testament

9:12 They that be whole need not a physician, etc. In other words, If these people are as sinful as you allege, they are the very ones who need a Savior.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

12. But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them-to the Pharisees and scribes; addressing Himself to them, though they had shrunk from addressing Him.

They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick-that is, "Ye deem yourselves whole; My mission, therefore, is not to you: The physician's business is with the sick; therefore eat I with publicans and sinners." Oh, what myriads of broken hearts, of sin-sick souls, have been bound up by this matchless saying!

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:10-13 Some time after his call, Matthew sought to bring his old associates to hear Christ. He knew by experience what the grace of Christ could do, and would not despair concerning them. Those who are effectually brought to Christ, cannot but desire that others also may be brought to him. Those who suppose their souls to be without disease will not welcome the spiritual Physician. This was the case with the Pharisees; they despised Christ, because they thought themselves whole; but the poor publicans and sinners felt that they wanted instruction and amendment. It is easy, and too common, to put the worst constructions upon the best words and actions. It may justly be suspected that those have not the grace of God themselves, who are not pleased with others' obtaining it. Christ's conversing with sinners is here called mercy; for to promote the conversion of souls is the greatest act of mercy. The gospel call is a call to repentance; a call to us to change our minds, and to change our ways. If the children of men had not been sinners, there had been no need for Christ to come among them. Let us examine whether we have found out our sickness, and have learned to follow the directions of our great Physician.


Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Luke 5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. (NASB ©1995)

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But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

They that be whole. Ps 6:2 41:4 147:3 Jer 17:14 30:17 33:6 Ho 14:4 Mr 2:17 Lu 5:31 Lu 8:43 9:11 18:11-13 Ro 7:9-24 Re 3:17,18

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