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29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of [a]publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them. 30 And [b]the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the [c]publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are [d]in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.

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  1. Luke 5:29 See marginal note on 3:12.
  2. Luke 5:30 Or, the Pharisees and the scribes among them
  3. Luke 5:30 See marginal note on 3:12.
  4. Luke 5:31 Greek sound.

29 And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain[a] to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered and[b] said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.[c] 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

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  1. Luke 5:30 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to complain”)
  2. Luke 5:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 5:31 Literally “having badly”

29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(A) and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect(B) complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(C)

31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(D)

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