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Mark 2:17

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Mark 2:17 - Amplified Bible

And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are strong {and} well have no need of a physician, but those who are weak {and} sick; I came not to call the righteous ones {to repentance,} but sinners (the all those not free from sin).

Mark 2:17 - American Standard Version

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

Mark 2:17 - Bible in Basic English

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

Mark 2:17 - Darby Bible

And Jesus having heard [it] says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous [men], but sinners.

Mark 2:17 - English Standard Version

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

Mark 2:17 - King James Version

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.

Mark 2:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Al oìr esto, Jesùs les dijo*: Los que están sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, sino los que están enfermos; no he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores.

Mark 2:17 - The Message

Jesus, overhearing, shot back, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit."

Mark 2:17 - New American Standard Bible

And hearing {this,} Jesus *said to them, "{It is} not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Mark 2:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Al oìr esto, Jesùs les dijo: "Los que están sanos no tienen necesidad de médico, sino los que están enfermos; no he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores."

Mark 2:17 - World English Bible

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."

Mark 2:17 - Young's Living Translation

And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.`

Mark 2:17 - Additional Comments

Who should you hang around with?
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful
Prov 4:14-15 - do not travel near the pass of the wicked, turn from it, pass on
Rev 18:2-4 come away from the sinners (of Babylon), less you become like them
Eph 5:11 - have no fellowship with darkness, but expose them.
1 Cor 10:19-20 - have no fellowship with demons
2 Cor 6:14-17 - don't be joined with unbelievers; come out from among them and be separate
1 Cor 5:9-11 - do not associate with an immoral believer; do not even eat with them

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