Luke 5:31
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

New Living Translation
Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.

English Standard Version
And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Berean Study Bible
Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

NASB 1995
And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

NASB 1977
And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

Amplified Bible
And Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but [only] those who are sick.

Christian Standard Bible
Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus replied to them, "The healthy don't need a doctor, but the sick do.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered them, "People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor; those who are sick do.

International Standard Version
But Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

NET Bible
Jesus answered them, "Those who are well don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

New King James Version
Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

World English Bible
Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

American King James Version
And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

American Standard Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

A Faithful Version
Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Those who are in good health do not need a physician, but those who are sick.

Darby Bible Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

English Revised Version
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, They that are whole, neede not the Physician, but they that are sicke.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Iesus aunswered, and saide vnto them, They that are whole, neede not the phisition: But they that are sicke.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Iesus answered, & sayde vnto the: The whole nede not ye phisician, but they yt are sicke.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: They yt are whole nede not of ye phisicion: but they yt are sicke.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus answering said to them, “They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus answering, said to them, "Those being well have no need of a physician, but those being sick.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said unto them, 'They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Those being in good health have no need of a physician; but they being ill.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, Jesus said to them, Those being healthy have no necessity of a physician, but rather those being badly.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And responding, Jesus said to them: “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who have maladies.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yeshua answered and he said to them, “A doctor is not sought for the healthy but for those who have become very ill.”

Lamsa Bible
And Jesus answered and said to them, A physician is not needed for those who are well, but for those who are seriously sick.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus answered arid said to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

Godbey New Testament
And Jesus responding said to them, They that are whole have not need of a physician, but they that are sick;

Haweis New Testament
And Jesus answering said unto them, They who are well, have no need of a physician: but they who have illness.

Mace New Testament
but Jesus replied, they that are in health don't want a physician: but they that are sick.

Weymouth New Testament
But Jesus replied to them, "It is not men in good health who require a physician, but the sick.

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Worsley New Testament
And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,
















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