Luke 5:32
I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
In Context
31And Jesus answering said to them: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick.
Cross References
Mark 15:7And there was the one called Barabbas, bound with his companions in sedition, who in the sedition had committed murder.
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; Because he anointed me to publish good tidings to the poor; He has sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To send the oppressed away free,
Luke 15:10So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.
Luke 19:10For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
Acts 2:38And Peter said to them: Repent, and be each of you immersed, upon the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew Henry on Luke 5:28-39
The Call of Matthew; Watchfulness Inculcated. 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering… Read the whole commentary →