Matthew 9:12

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Summary

Matthew 9:12

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

They that be whole

General references

Matthew 18:11

Luke 15:1

Luke 19:10

Bible References

They that be whole

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].

Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
Save me and I will be saved,
For You are my praise.

‘For I will restore health to you
And I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:
“This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.”’

Behold, [in the restored Jerusalem] I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace (prosperity, security, stability) and truth.

I will heal their apostasy and faithlessness;
I will love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from Israel.

When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness].”

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

And a woman who had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years [and had spent all her money on physicians], and could not be healed by anyone,

But when the crowds learned of it, they followed Him; and He welcomed them and He began talking to them about the kingdom of God, and healing those who needed to be healed.

The Pharisee stood [ostentatiously] and began praying to himself [in a self-righteous way, saying]: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust (dishonest), adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

I was once alive without [knowledge of] the Law; but when the commandment came [and I understood its meaning], sin became alive and I died [since the Law sentenced me to death].

Because you say, “I am rich, and have prospered and grown wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked [without hope and in great need],

General references

[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]

Now all the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”