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but they that are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said to them, “<i>It is</i> not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said to them, &#8220It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said to them, “<i>It is</i> not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said to them, “<i>It is</i> not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but [only] those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied to them, &#8220The healthy don&#8217t need a doctor, but the sick do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor; those who are sick do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, ?It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Those who are well don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus replied to them, "It is not men in good health who require a physician, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus answering said to them, “They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus answering, said to them, "Those being well have no need of a physician, but those being sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus answering said unto them, 'They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Those being in good health have no need of a physician; but they being ill.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And responding, Jesus said to them: “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who have maladies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said to them, A physician is not needed for those who are well, but for those who are seriously sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And Yeshua answered and he said to them, “A doctor is not sought for the healthy but for those who have become very ill.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus answered arid said to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus responding said to them, <FR>They that are whole have not need of a physician, but they that are sick;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus answering said unto them, They who are well, have no need of a physician: but they who have illness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but Jesus replied, they that are in health don't want a physician: but they that are sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus replied to them, "It is not men in good health who require a physician, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus, answering, said to them, <FR>"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus answered and said unto them, <FR>They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/5-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=1992" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/5.htm">The Calling of Levi</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">“It is not</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5198.htm" title="5198: hygiainontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- From hugies; to have sound health, i.e. Be well; figuratively, to be uncorrupt.">healthy</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">who</a> <a href="/greek/5532.htm" title="5532: chreian (N-AFS) -- From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.">need</a> <a href="/greek/2395.htm" title="2395: iatrou (N-GMS) -- A physician. From iaomai; a physician.">a doctor,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2560.htm" title="2560: kakōs (Adv) -- Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly.">sick.</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">32</span>I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-15.htm">1 Timothy 1:15</a></span><br />This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a></span><br />I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” / Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” / “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-6.htm">Romans 5:6-8</a></span><br />For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. / Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. / But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-26.htm">1 Corinthians 1:26-29</a></span><br />Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. / But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-14.htm">Jeremiah 17:14</a></span><br />Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.</p><p class="hdg">They that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a></b></br> <i>Is there</i> no balm in Gilead; <i>is there</i> no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12,13</a></b></br> But when Jesus heard <i>that</i>, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a></b></br> When Jesus heard <i>it</i>, 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Doctor</a> <a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/luke/5-29.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Health</a> <a href="/mark/5-23.htm">Healthy</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Led</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Medical</a> <a href="/luke/4-4.htm">Need</a> <a href="/mark/2-15.htm">Notorious</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Party</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/luke/4-24.htm">Physician</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Scribes</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/luke/1-44.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Tax-Gatherers</a> <a href="/luke/5-5.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/5-33.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Doctor</a> <a href="/luke/5-33.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/luke/5-33.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Health</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Healthy</a> <a href="/luke/7-2.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Led</a> <a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Medical</a> <a href="/luke/6-3.htm">Need</a> <a href="/luke/7-35.htm">Notorious</a> <a href="/luke/5-35.htm">Party</a> <a href="/luke/5-33.htm">Pharisees</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Physician</a> <a href="/luke/6-7.htm">Scribes</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/luke/6-10.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/luke/7-29.htm">Tax-Gatherers</a> <a href="/luke/6-10.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-1.htm">Jesus teaches the people out of Peter's ship;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-4.htm">shows how he will make them fishers of men;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">cleanses the leper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-16.htm">prays in the desert;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-17.htm">heals a paralytic;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-27.htm">calls Matthew the tax collector;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-29.htm">eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-33.htm">foretells the fasting and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/5-36.htm">and illustrates the matter by the parable of patches.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This response highlights Jesus' authority and wisdom. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus often uses questions and answers to reveal deeper truths, demonstrating His role as a teacher and prophet. His response here is direct and challenges the self-righteous attitudes of the religious leaders.<p><b>It is not the healthy who need a doctor</b><br>This phrase uses a metaphor to illustrate a spiritual truth. In the cultural context of the time, doctors were sought by those who were physically ill, not by those who were well. Jesus uses this analogy to emphasize that those who perceive themselves as spiritually "healthy" or righteous, like the Pharisees, do not recognize their need for spiritual healing. This reflects the broader biblical theme that self-righteousness blinds individuals to their need for God's grace.<p><b>but the sick</b><br>Here, "the sick" represents those who are aware of their sinfulness and need for repentance. In the historical context, tax collectors and sinners were marginalized and looked down upon by society, yet they were often more open to Jesus' message of salvation. This phrase underscores Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost, as seen in other scriptures such as <a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>. It also foreshadows the inclusive nature of the Gospel, which is available to all who recognize their need for redemption, regardless of their past.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to the Pharisees and scribes who are questioning His association with tax collectors and sinners. His response highlights His mission to bring healing and salvation to those who recognize their need for it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees_and_scribes.htm">Pharisees and Scribes</a></b><br>Religious leaders of the time who often challenged Jesus. They were critical of Jesus' interactions with those they deemed unworthy or sinful.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tax_collectors_and_sinners.htm">Tax Collectors and Sinners</a></b><br>These individuals were often marginalized and looked down upon by society. Jesus' willingness to associate with them demonstrates His inclusive love and mission to reach the lost.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who are learning from His teachings and actions. They witness Jesus' interactions and learn about His mission and priorities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/setting.htm">Setting</a></b><br>This event takes place during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, a region where He performed many miracles and taught large crowds.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_our_need.htm">Recognizing Our Need</a></b><br>Just as the sick need a doctor, we must recognize our spiritual sickness and need for Jesus' healing and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_mission.htm">Jesus' Mission</a></b><br>Jesus came to seek and save the lost, emphasizing His love and compassion for those society often rejects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_self-righteousness.htm">Avoiding Self-Righteousness</a></b><br>The Pharisees' attitude serves as a warning against self-righteousness and the danger of believing we are spiritually healthy without Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusive_love.htm">Inclusive Love</a></b><br>Jesus' actions teach us to extend love and grace to all, regardless of their social or moral status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_healing.htm">Repentance and Healing</a></b><br>True healing begins with repentance and acknowledging our need for Jesus' transformative power in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_visit_doctors.htm">Is it appropriate for Christians to visit doctors?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_prosthetics_challenge_divine_perfection.htm">How do prosthetics and neural implants challenge the idea of divine perfection in human bodies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christian_psychs_differ.htm">How do Christian psychologists and psychiatrists differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_gastric_bypass_surgery_christian.htm">How does gastric bypass surgery align with Christian beliefs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">They that are whole.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">they that are in health.</span> Note, as once more characteristic of the "physician," the use of this term instead of "they that are strong," the strict meaning of the Greek word used in the other two Gospels. (See <span class= "ital">Introduction.</span>)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 31, 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance</span>. This was one of those sayings of the Lord which sank very deep into the hearts of the hearers. All the three, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, repeat it with very slight variations; it was evidently a favourite theme with the great first teachers who followed Christ. It has borne rich fruit in the Master's Church; for this vindication of Jesus of his conduct in going so often into the society of the moral waifs and strays of the population has been the real "foundation of all those philanthropic movements which enlist the upper classes of society in the blessed work of bending down to meet in love the lower classes, so that the snapped circle of humanity may be restored; it is the philosophy in a nutshell of all home and missionary operations" (Dr. Morrison, on <a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/5-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκριθεὶς</span> <span class="translit">(apokritheis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“[It is] not</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(Ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">healthy</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑγιαίνοντες</span> <span class="translit">(hygiainontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5198.htm">Strong's 5198: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hugies; to have sound health, i.e. Be well; figuratively, to be uncorrupt.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[who]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(echousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">need</span><br /><span class="grk">χρείαν</span> <span class="translit">(chreian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5532.htm">Strong's 5532: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a doctor,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰατροῦ</span> <span class="translit">(iatrou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2395.htm">Strong's 2395: </a> </span><span class="str2">A physician. From iaomai; a physician.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sick.</span><br /><span class="grk">κακῶς</span> <span class="translit">(kakōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2560.htm">Strong's 2560: </a> </span><span class="str2">Badly, evilly, wrongly. 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