Matthew 9:12

And, he, hearing it, said,—No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

11And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples,—Wherefore, with tax-collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat?

13But go ye, and learn what this meaneth,—Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice; For I came, not to call the righteous, but sinners.

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Cross References

Psalms 6:2Show me favour, O Yahweh, for languishing am I: Heal me, O Yahweh,—for dismayed are my bones:

Psalms 147:3He is healing the broken in heart,—and binding up their hurts.

Jeremiah 30:17For I will put a bandage upon thee, And from thy wounds, will I heal thee Declareth Yahweh,—Because An outcast, they called thee, ‘Tis, Zion! who hath none to ask for her welfare,

Hosea 14:4I will heal their apostacy, I will love them freely,—for mine anger, hath turned, from them.

Mark 2:17And, hearing it, Jesus saith unto them—No need, have the strong of a physician, but they who are sick, I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

Luke 8:43And, a woman, with a flow of blood of twelve years standing, who indeed could, from no one, be cured,

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 →

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