¹⁷ When Jesus heard it, He said to them, ^(A)“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, ^[a]to repentance.”

^15 (A)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that ^(B)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

² And ^(A)He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^(B)also for the whole world.