"But when Jesus heard {that}, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick." — Matthew 9:12

Matthew 9:12 · KJV

“But when Jesus heard {that}, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.”

— Matthew 9:12

And when the Pharisees saw {it}, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

But go ye and learn what {that} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matthew 9 — Context

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.

And when the Pharisees saw {it}, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

But when Jesus heard {that}, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

But go ye and learn what {that} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Cross References

Luke 5:31

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

Revelation 3:17-18

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Jeremiah 33:6

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

Luke 9:11

And the people, when they knew {it}, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

Mark 2:17

When Jesus heard {it}, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Psalms 147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. {wounds: Heb. griefs}

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou {art} my praise.

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.