Mark 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Mark 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Mark 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Mark 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.””
Mark 2:17 — World English Bible
Mark 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. ”
Mark 2:17 — American Standard Version
Mark 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'”
Mark 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Mark 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jesus having heard [it] says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous [men], but sinners. ”
Mark 2:17 — Darby Translation
Mark 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole haue no neede of the Physicion, but the sicke. I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.”
Mark 2:17 — Geneva Bible
Mark 2:17 in Context — Mark 2
15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
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.
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
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What Does Mark 2:17 Mean?
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