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Matthew 9:12
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Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.
But when Iesus heard that, hee said vnto them, They that be whole neede not a Physicion, but they that are sicke.
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
When Jesus heard them, he said, "It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but [only] those who are sick.
Nowe when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole neede not a Physition, but they that are sicke.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Jesus heard them and answered, "Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do.
But Yeshua heard the question and answered, "The ones who need a doctor aren't the healthy but the sick.
But [Jesus] hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.
Jesus heard them say this. So he said to them, "It is the sick people who need a doctor, not those who are healthy.
But when Jesus heard it, he said to them, Those who are well need no doctor, but those who are seriously sick.
Jesus heard them and answered, "People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick.
And when he heard it, he said, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.
But Jesus hearing, He said to them, The ones being strong have no need of a healer, but the ones having illness.
But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
When Yeshua heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
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But Jeshu, when he heard (it), said to them, The healthful have no need for the physician, but they who are diseased [fn]
And as Jesus heard [fn] , he said to them: They who are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are very sick.
But when Iesus hearde that, he sayde vnto them: They that be whole, nede not the phisition, but they that are sicke.
But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
But Jesus hearing it, said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick.
And Jhesus herde, and seide, A leche is not nedeful to men that faren wel, but to men that ben yuel at ese.
But when he heard it, he said, Those that are whole have no need of a physician, but those that are sick.
But when Jesus heard [that], he said to them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are sick.
When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.
When Jesus heard that, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
When Jesus heard this, he said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor—sick people do."
Jesus heard them and said, "People who are well do not need a doctor.
But when he heard this, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
And, he, hearing it, said, - No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick.
But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.
But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
When Iesus herde that he sayde vnto them: The whole neade not the phisicion but they that are sicke.
And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;
When Iesus herde that, he sayde vnto them: The whole nede not ye phisicio, but they that are sicke.
Jesus hearing that, said to them, they that are in health don't want a physician, but they that are sick.
Jesus, overhearing, shot back, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I'm after mercy, not religion.' I'm here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders."
Jesus heard 'em and said, "The healthy cattle don't need a vet, the sick ones do.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
They that be whole: Psalms 6:2, Psalms 41:4, Psalms 147:3, Jeremiah 17:14, Jeremiah 30:17, Jeremiah 33:6, Hosea 14:4, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:31, Luke 8:43, Luke 9:11, Luke 18:11-13, Romans 7:9-24, Revelation 3:17, Revelation 3:18
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:2 - a captain 2 Chronicles 16:12 - physicians Psalms 26:5 - will Psalms 42:11 - the health Isaiah 1:6 - they have Jeremiah 8:22 - no physician Matthew 18:11 - General Luke 7:39 - would Luke 19:10 - General
Cross-References
God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
he said, "Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers."
He also said, "Blessed be the Lord , the God of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant.
After the flood Noah lived 350 years.
You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.
It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for by a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt."
Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a sure sign
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But when Jesus heard that,.... The charge the Pharisees brought against him, and the insinuations they had made of him to his disciples; which he either overheard himself, or his disciples related to him,
he said unto them; the Pharisees, with an audible voice, not only to confute and convince them, but chiefly to establish his disciples, they were endeavouring to draw away from him:
they that be whole need not a physician; by which he would signify that he was a "physician": and so he is in a spiritual sense, and that a very skilful one: he knows the nature of all the diseases of the soul, without being told them by the patient; what are the true causes of them; what is proper to apply; when is the best time, and what the best manner: he is an universal one, with regard both to diseases and to persons, that apply to him; he heals all sorts of persons, and all sorts of diseases; such as are blind from their birth, are as deaf as the deaf adder, the halt, and the lame, such as have broken hearts, yea the plague in their hearts, and have stony ones, and all the relapses of his people; which he does by his stripes and wounds, by the application of his blood, by his word and Gospel, through sinners looking to him, and touching him: he is an infallible one, none ever went from him without a cure; none ever perished under his hands; the disease he heals never returns more to prevail, so as to bring on death and destruction; and he does all freely, without money, and without price. So Philo the Jew calls the Logos, or word, ιαÏÏον κακÏν, "an healer of diseases" x, and God our legislator, ÏÏν ÏÎ·Ï ÏÏ ÏÎ·Ï ÏÎ±Î¸Ï Î½ αÏιÏÏÎ¿Ï Î¹Î±ÏÏοÏ, "the best physician of the diseases of the soul" y. Now Christ argues from this his character, in vindication of himself; as that he was with these persons, not as a companion of their's, but as a physician to them; and as it is not unlawful, but highly proper and commendable, that a physician should be with the sick; so it was very lawful, fit, and proper, yea praiseworthy in him, to be among these publicans and sinners, for their spiritual good. He suggests indeed, that "they that be whole", in perfect health and strength, as the Pharisees thought themselves to be, even free from all the maladies and diseases of sin, were strong, robust, and able to do anything, and everything of themselves; these truly stood in no "need of" him, as a physician, in their own apprehension; they saw no need of him; in principle they had no need of him, and in practice did not make use of him; and therefore it was to no purpose to attend them, but converse with others, who had need of him:
but they that are sick; who are not only diseased and disordered in all the powers and faculties of their souls, as all Adam's posterity are, whether sensible of it or not; but who know themselves to be so, these see their need of Christ as a physician, apply to him as such, and to them he is exceeding precious, a physician of value; and such were these "publicans" and sinners. These words seem to be a proverbial expression, and there is something like it in the z Talmud, ××××× ××× ××××× ×××× ××× ×ס××, "he that is afflicted with any pain goes", or "let him go to the physician's house"; that is, he that is attended with any sickness, or disease, does, or he ought to, consult a physician.
x Allegor. l. 2. p. 93. y Quod Deus sit immutab. p. 303. z T. Bab. Bava Kama, fol. 46. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They that be whole ... - Jesus, in reply, said that the whole needed not a physician. Sick persons only needed his aid. A physician would not commonly be found with those that were in health. His proper place was among the sick. So, says he, âIf you Pharisees are such as you think yourselves - already pure and holy - you do not need my aid. It would be of no use to you, and you would not thank me for it. With those persons who feel that they are sinners I may be useful, and there is my proper place.â Or the expression may mean, âI came on purpose to save sinners: my business is with them. There are none righteous; and as a physician is in his proper place with the âsick,â so am I with guilty and miserable sinners.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 9:12. They that be whole need not a physician — A common proverb, which none could either misunderstand or misapply. Of it the reader may make the following use:-
1. Jesus Christ represents himself here as the sovereign Physician of souls.
2. That all stand in need of his healing power.
3. That men must acknowledge their spiritual maladies, and the need they have of his mercy, in order to be healed by him.
4. That it is the most inveterate and dangerous disease the soul can be afflicted with to imagine itself whole, when the sting of death, which is sin, has pierced it through in every part, infusing its poison every where.
