Matthew 9:12
“But when Iesus heard that, hee said vnto them, They that be whole neede not a Physicion, but they that are sicke.”
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Matthew 9:12 Context
10¶ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in the house, behold, many publicanes and sinners, came and sate downe with him and his Disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said vnto his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicanes & sinners. 12But when Iesus heard that, hee said vnto them, They that be whole neede not a Physicion, but they that are sicke. 13But goe ye and learne what that meaneth, I will haue mercy and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 14¶ Then came to him the disciples of Iohn, saying, Why doe we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
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Other Translations for Matthew 9:12
But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
- King James Version
But when Jesus heard {this,} He said, "{It is} not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
- Basic English Bible
But [Jesus] hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.
- Darby Bible
But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are sick.
- Webster's Bible
He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick.
- Weymouth Bible
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
- World English Bible
And Jhesus herde, and seide, A leche is not nedeful to men that faren wel, but to men that ben yuel at ese.
- Wycliffe Bible
And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 9:12
Mt 9:12 They that be whole need not a physician, etc. In other words, "If these people are as sinful as you allege, they are the very ones who need a Savior".