Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to repentance.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."
A Conservative Version
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
American Standard Version
I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
I did not come to call those who are doing right to repent [i.e., to change their hearts and lives], but [only those who are] sinners."
Anderson New Testament
I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to repentance.
Bible in Basic English
I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
Common New Testament
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Daniel Mace New Testament
I came not to call saints, but sinners to repentance. Then they ask'd him, how comes it that John's disciples,
Darby Translation
I am not come to call righteous persons, but sinful ones to repentance.
Godbey New Testament
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Goodspeed New Testament
I have not come to invite the pious but the irreligious to repentance!"
John Wesley New Testament
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Julia Smith Translation
I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.
King James 2000
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
Modern King James verseion
I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I came not to call the righteous: but the sinners to repentance."
Moffatt New Testament
I have not come to call just men but sinners to repentance."
Montgomery New Testament
I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."
NET Bible
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
New Heart English Bible
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Noyes New Testament
I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.
Sawyer New Testament
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.
The Emphasized Bible
I have not come to call, righteous, men, but, sinners, unto repentance.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent."
Webster
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Weymouth New Testament
I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners."
Williams New Testament
It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite to repentance."
World English Bible
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Worrell New Testament
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Worsley New Testament
but sinners to repentance.
Youngs Literal Translation
I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 5:32
Images Luke 5:32
Prayers for Luke 5:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Levi Called To Follow Jesus
31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They who are well, have no need of a physician: but they who have illness. 32 I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to repentance. 33 Then said they unto him, Why do the disciples of John observe frequent fasts, and make prayers; but thine are eating and drinking?
Cross References
Luke 15:7
I tell you, that just so will there be joy in heaven over one repentant sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, who hold not their need of repentance.
Luke 15:10
Even so, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God, over one repentant sinner.
Luke 24:47
and that repentance and remission of sin should be preached in his name unto all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
Acts 5:31
Him hath God exalted at his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.
Matthew 18:10
See that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you, That their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Mark 15:7
And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the insurrection.
Mark 15:10
(For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)
Luke 4:18-19
"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;
Luke 18:10-14
Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-farmer.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptised every one of you into the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when refreshing seasons shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Acts 3:26
Unto you in the first instance, hath God, after raising up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, to the end that every one of you should turn away from your iniquities.
Acts 17:30
These times indeed of ignorance God then overlooked; but he now commands all men in every place to repent:
Acts 20:21
repeatedly urging both on Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:18-20
to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,
1 Timothy 1:15-16
It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.
2 Timothy 2:25-26
with meekness correcting those who are opposers, if at last God may give unto them repentance so as to submit to the conviction of the truth;
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance.