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Matthew 9:12
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10 aNow it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.  
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with atax collectors and bsinners?”  
12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
13 But go and learn what this means: a‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, bbut sinners, to repentance.”  

Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting

14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, a“Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 9:12

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American Standard Version
But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

Amplified® Bible
But when Jesus heard it, He replied, Those who are strong {and} well (healthy) have no need of a physician, but those who are weak {and} sick.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus heard them and answered, "Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do.

Darby English Version
But [Jesus] hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

Good News Bible
Jesus heard them and answered, "People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick.

International Standard Version
When Jesus heard that, he said, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

King James Version
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

New American Standard Bible
But when Jesus heard {this,} He said, "{It is} not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

New International Version
On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

New King James Version
When Jesus heard that, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "Those who have good health do not need a physician, but those who have sickness.

Revised Standard Version
But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;


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