Mark 2:17

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

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.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
When{G2532} Jesus{G2424} heard{G191}{(G5660)} it, he saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto them{G846}, They that are whole{G2480}{(G5723)} have{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} need{G5532} of the physician{G2395}, but{G235} they that are{G2192}{(G5723)} sick{G2560}: I came{G2064}{(G5627)} not{G3756} to call{G2564}{(G5658)} the righteous{G1342}, but{G235} sinners{G268} to{G1519} repentance{G3341}.
Strong's King James
Listening, ישוע Yeshua says to them, "The strong don't need a physician, but rather those who are wronged by illness. I didn't come to call the 'righteous', but the deviators."
The F.O.G*
[17] Jesus overheard and responded with pointed wisdom: "Healthy people don't need a doctor—sick people do. I haven't come to call those who think they're righteous, but those who know they need help."
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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.’
Young's Literal Translation

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