To repentance (εις μετανοιαν). Alone in Luke not genuine in Mr 2:17; Matthew 9:12. Only sinners would need a call to re…

I came not.—Strictly, I have not come.

But sinners to repentance.—In the best manuscripts the last word is added b…

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. And he…

St. Augustine of Hippo: After healing the man with paralysis, St. Luke goes on to mention the conversion of a tax collector, say…

Jesus not only originated certain proverbs and parables but also made wise use of current ones. So, citing a self-evident proverb of his day, he de…

I came not to call the righteous
Such as the Scribes and Pharisees were in their own apprehension, and in the esteem…

It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was m…