Luke 5:32

I came not to call the rightewes but synners to repentaunce.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

In Context

31Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: They that are whole nede not of the phisicion: but they that are sicke.

33Then they sayde vnto him: Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often and praye and the disciples of the Pharises also: and thine eate and drinke?

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Cross References

Mark 15:7And ther was one named Barrabas which laye bounde with the that made insurreccion and in the insurreccion committed murther.

Luke 4:18The sprete of the lorde vpon me because he hath annoynted me: to preache the gospell to the poore he hath sent me: and to heale the broken harted: to preache delyverauce to the captive and sight to the blinde and frely to set at lyberte them that are brused

Luke 15:10Lykwyse I saye vnto you ioye is made in the presence of the angels of god over one synner that repenteth.

Luke 19:10For the sonne of man is come to seke and to save that which was looste.

Acts 2:38Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost.

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 →

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