Matthew 9:11-12

9:11 When the Pharisees ¹  saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ²  9:12 When ³  Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. ⁴ 

Luke 5:31-32

5:31 Jesus ⁵  answered them, “Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. ⁶  5:32 I have not come ⁷  to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” ⁸ 

Luke 8:43

8:43 Now ⁹  a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ¹⁰  for twelve years ¹¹  but could not be healed by anyone.

[9:11]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:11]  ² sn The issue here is inappropriate associations. Jews were very careful about personal associations and contact as a matter of ritual cleanliness. Their question borders on an accusation that Jesus is ritually unclean.

[9:12]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:12]  ⁴ sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is healthy (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment.

[5:31]  ⁵ tn Grk “And Jesus.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:31]  ⁶ sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is well (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment.

[5:32]  ⁷ sn I have not come is another commission statement by Jesus; see 4:43-44.

[5:32]  ⁸ sn Though parallels exist to this saying (Matt 9:13; Mark 2:17), only Luke has this last phrase but sinners to repentance. Repentance is a frequent topic in Luke’s Gospel: 3:3, 8; 13:1-5; 15:7, 10; 16:30; 17:3-4; 24:47.

[8:43]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[8:43]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “a flow of blood.”

[8:43]  ¹¹ tc ‡ Most mss, including the majority of later mss (א[* C] A L W Θ Ξ [Ψ] Ë^1,13 33 [1424] Ï [lat sy^c,p,h]) read here, “having spent all her money on doctors.” Uncertainty over its authenticity is due primarily to the fact that certain important witnesses do not have the phrase (e.g., Ì⁷⁵ B [D] 0279 sy^s sa Or). This evidence alone renders its authenticity unlikely. It may have been intentionally added by later scribes in order to harmonize Luke’s account with similar material in Mark 5:26 (see TCGNT 121). NA²⁷ includes the words in brackets, indicating doubt as to their authenticity.