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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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Footnotes

  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”