Mark 2:17 
Context| NETBible | When Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. 1 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” |
| NIV © biblegateway Mar 2:17 |
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." |
| NASB © biblegateway Mar 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." |
| NLT © biblegateway Mar 2:17 |
When Jesus heard this, he told them, "Healthy people don’t need a doctor––sick people do. I have come to call sinners, not those who think they are already good enough." |
| MSG © biblegateway Mar 2:17 |
Jesus, overhearing, shot back, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I'm here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit." |
| BBE © SABDAweb Mar 2:17 |
And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Mar 2:17 |
When Jesus heard this, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners." |
| NKJV © biblegateway Mar 2:17 |
When Jesus heard it , He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." |
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| NASB © biblegateway Mar 2:17 |
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| NET [draft] ITL | When <2532> Jesus <2424> heard <191> this he said <3004> to them <846> , “Those who are healthy <2480> don’t <3756> need <5532> <2192> a physician <2395> , but <235> those who are sick <2560> do <2192> . I have <2192> not <3756> come <2064> to call <2564> the righteous <1342> , but <235> sinners <268> .” |
| GREEK | kai akousav ihsouv legei [oti] ou creian ecousin iscuontev all oi kakwv econtev hlyon alla amartwlouv |
| NETBible | When Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. 1 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” |
| NET Notes |
1 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. |
