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Mark 2:17

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.”

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Mark 2:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.”

Mark 2:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 2:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Mark 2:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, Healthy people don’t need a doctorsick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Mark 2:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.”

Mark 2:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 Jesus heard this and said to them, It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners.”

Mark 2:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 When Jesus heard that, he said to them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do. I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.” 

Mark 2:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 When Jesus heard this, He told them, Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 2:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 2:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 Jesus heard that. So he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a doctor. Sick people do. I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to follow me.”

Mark 2:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.”


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