Matthew 9:12
But Jesus having heard it, he said to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who fare badly.
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Psalms 6:2Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am withered away. O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
Psalms 147:3He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Jeremiah 30:17For I will restore health to thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, says LORD, because they have called thee an outcast, [saying], It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.
Hosea 14:4I will heal their backsliding. I will love them freely. For my anger is turned away from him.
Mark 2:17And when Jesus heard it he says to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those faring badly. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.
Luke 8:43And a woman being with an issue of blood for twelve years, who, although she spent her entire living on physicians, was unable to be healed by any,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:10-14
Matthew Called. 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a… Read the whole commentary →