World English Bible
Luke 5:32
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Verse in context — Luke 5
30
Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?
31
Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33
They said to him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?
34
He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
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