Luke 5:32

Repentance Salvation Mercy and compassion Jesus Christ

³⁰ But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

³¹ And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

³³ And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

³⁴ And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
KJV: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
WEB: I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
ASV: I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
DARBY: I am not come to call righteous [persons], but sinful [ones] to repentance.
BLB: I have not come to call righteous ones, but sinners, to repentance.”

ÅB: jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.
OTB: Jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men for å kalle syndere til omvendelse.»
B1930: jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
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Luke 15:10
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
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1 Timothy 1:15–16
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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Luke 15:7
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.
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Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
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Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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Acts 17:30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
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