¹⁵ The saying is ^(A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus ^(B)came into the world to save sinners, ^(C)of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶ But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. ¹⁷ To ^(D)the King of the ages, ^(E)immortal, ^(F)invisible, ^(G)the only God, ^(H)be honor and glory forever and ever.^[a] Amen.

³⁰ And the Pharisees and ^(A)their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, ^(B)“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” ³¹ And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ^32 (C)I have not come to call the righteous ^(D)but sinners ^(E)to repentance.”