Matthew 9:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

When Jesus heard this, He said, “People who are healthy do not need a doctor; but [only] sick people do.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But when Jesus heard it, He replied, Those who are strong and well (healthy) have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick.

American Standard Version (1901)

But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

Common English Bible

When Jesus heard it, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor, but sick people do.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But Jesus, hearing this, said: "It is not those who are healthy who are in need of a physician, but those who have maladies.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.

Matthew 9:12 Cross References

Matthew 18:11

{Some ancient manuscripts include this verse:} For the Son of man came to save those who were lost.}

Mark 2:17

When Jesus heard [about] this, He said to them, “People who are healthy do not need a doctor, but [only] sick people do. I did not come to call those who do right, but sinners [instead].”

Luke 5:31

And Jesus answered them, “People who are healthy do not need a doctor, but [only] sick people do.

Luke 8:43

Then a woman, who had been bleeding for twelve years, and who had spent all her income on doctors without being healed by any of them,

Luke 9:11

But the crowds found out about it [i.e., where Jesus had gone], so they followed Him [there]. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the [coming] kingdom of God and cured those who needed healing.

Colossians 4:14

Luke, my dearly loved physician, and Demas [See II Tim. 4:10] send you their greetings.