17When 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.
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But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. …
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. …
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-17)Here is, I. Christ preaching by the sea-side (Mark 2:13), whither he went for room , because he found, upon second trial, no house or street large enough to contain his auditory; but upon the strand there might come as many as would. It should seem by this, that our Lord Jesus had a strong voice, and could and did speak loud; for wisdom crieth without in the places of concourse . Wherever he goes,…
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