Luke 5:32

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

31And Jesus answered and said to them: A physician is not sought after for the well, but for those very sick.

33And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and pray, and also those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

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Cross References

Mark 15:7And there was one named Bar Abas, who was confined with the movers of sedition, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; and therefore he hath anointed me to proclaim tidings to the poor; and hath sent me to heal the contrite in heart, and to proclaim release to the captives, and sight to the blind; and to send away the contrite with forgiveness of their sins;

Luke 15:10I say to you, That there will thus be joy, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.

Luke 19:10For the Son of man came, to seek and to vivify that which was lost.

Acts 2:38Simon said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, for the remission of sins; so that ye may 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 →

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