31 And Jesus answered and[a] said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.[b] 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

On Fasting

33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples[c] of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 5:31 Literally “having badly”
  3. Luke 5:33 The word “disciples” is not in the Greek text but is implied