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When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
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Jesus, the Great Physician
Commentators explain that Jesus uses a powerful analogy: a doctor doesn't treat healthy people, but sick ones. He came for those who recognize their spiritual sickness ('sinners'), not for those who believe they are already spiritually healthy. The first step to salvation, like healing, is admitting you are sick and need help.
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The righteous (δικαιους). Jesus for the sake of argument accepts the claim of the Pharisees to be righteous, though, as a matter o…
19th Century
Anglican
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Baptist
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No statement of Jesus in this gospel is more profound than this one. A doctor ministers not to healthy persons but to those who are sick. So Jesus …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When Jesus heard it, he says to them Christ either overheard what they said to his disciples, or he heard it from th…
Presbyterian
Matthew was not a good character; otherwise, being a Jew, he would never have been a publican, that is, a tax-gatherer for the Romans. However, Chr…
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