Luke 5:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 5:32 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 5:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.””
Luke 5:32 — World English Bible
Luke 5:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:32 — American Standard Version
Luke 5:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'”
Luke 5:32 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 5:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I am not come to call righteous [persons], but sinful [ones] to repentance. ”
Luke 5:32 — Darby Translation
Luke 5:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:32 — Geneva Bible
Luke 5:32 in Context — Luke 5
30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
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What Does Luke 5:32 Mean?
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