Mark 2:17 Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit.”

2:17 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit.”
新标点和合本 - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“康健的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“健康的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我不是来召义人，而是召罪人。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“健康的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我不是来召义人，而是召罪人。”
当代译本 - 耶稣听见后，就对他们说：“健康的人不需要医生，有病的人才需要。我来不是召义人，而是召罪人。”
圣经新译本 - 耶稣听见了，就对他们说：“健康的人不需要医生，有病的人才需要；我来不是要召义人，而是要召罪人。”
中文标准译本 - 耶稣听见了，就对他们说：“健康的人不需要医生，有病的人才需要。我来不是要召唤义人，而是要召唤罪人。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“康健的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“康健的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。”
New International Version - On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New International Reader's Version - Jesus heard that. So he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a doctor. Sick people do. I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to follow me.”
English Standard Version - And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New Living Translation - When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Christian Standard Bible - When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New American Standard Bible - And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New King James Version - When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “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, to repentance.”
Amplified Bible - When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness].”
American Standard Version - And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
King James Version - When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
New English Translation - When Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
World English Bible - When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
新標點和合本 - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「康健的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。我來本不是召義人，乃是召罪人。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「健康的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。我不是來召義人，而是召罪人。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「健康的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。我不是來召義人，而是召罪人。」
當代譯本 - 耶穌聽見後，就對他們說：「健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要。我來不是召義人，而是召罪人。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌聽見了，就對他們說：“健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要；我來不是要召義人，而是要召罪人。”
呂振中譯本 - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：『強壯的沒有需要醫生，有病的才有需要；我來不是要召義人，乃是要召罪人。』
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌聽見了，就對他們說：「健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要。我來不是要召喚義人，而是要召喚罪人。」
現代標點和合本 - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「康健的人用不著醫生，有病的人才用得著。我來本不是召義人，乃是召罪人。」
文理和合譯本 - 耶穌聞之曰、健者不需醫、惟病者需之、我來、非召義人、乃召罪人耳、○
文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌聞之曰、康強者不需醫、負病者需之、我來非招義人、乃招罪人悔改耳、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌聞而謂之曰、康強者不需醫士、惟負病者需之、我來非召義人、乃召罪人悔改、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌聞而答曰：『康健者不需醫、正唯病者需之。吾之來也、非召義者、乃召罪人。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - Al oírlos, Jesús les contestó: —No son los sanos los que necesitan médico, sino los enfermos. Y yo no he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores.
현대인의 성경 - 예수님은 그 말을 들으시고 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “건강한 사람에게는 의사가 필요 없고 병든 사람에게만 의사가 필요하다. 나는 의로운 사람을 부르러 온 것이 아니라 죄인을 부르러 왔다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Услышав это, Иисус сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришел призвать не праведников, а грешников. ( Мат. 9:14-17 ; Лк. 5:33-39 )
Восточный перевод - Услышав это, Иса сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Услышав это, Иса сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Услышав это, Исо сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jésus, qui les avait entendus, leur dit : Les bien-portants n’ont pas besoin de médecin ; ce sont les malades qui en ont besoin. Je ne suis pas venu appeler des justes, mais des pécheurs.
リビングバイブル - 彼らの非難に、イエスはこうお答えになりました。「丈夫な者に医者はいりません。病人こそ医者が必要なのです。わたしは、自分を正しいと思っている人たちのためにではなく、罪人を神に立ち返らせるために来たのです。」
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς [ὅτι] οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ’ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες· οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους ἀλλ’ ἁμαρτωλούς.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ ἀκούσας, ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς, οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ’ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες. οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς.
Nova Versão Internacional - Ouvindo isso, Jesus lhes disse: “Não são os que têm saúde que precisam de médico, mas sim os doentes. Eu não vim para chamar justos, mas pecadores”. ( Mt 9.14-17 ; Lc 5.33-39 )
Hoffnung für alle - Jesus hörte das und antwortete: »Die Gesunden brauchen keinen Arzt, sondern die Kranken. Ich bin gekommen, um Sünder in die Gemeinschaft mit Gott zu rufen, und nicht solche, die sich sowieso für gut genug halten. « ( Matthäus 9,14‒17 ; Lukas 5,33‒39 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu liền đáp: “Vì người bệnh mới cần y sĩ, chứ khỏe mạnh không cần! Ta đến trần gian không phải để thuyết giảng cho người thánh thiện, nhưng để kêu gọi người có tội quay về Đức Chúa Trời.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อพระเยซูทรงได้ยินเช่นนี้จึงตรัสกับพวกเขาว่า “คนสุขภาพดีไม่ต้องการหมอ แต่คนป่วยต้องการ เราไม่ได้มาเพื่อเรียกคนชอบธรรมแต่มาเพื่อเรียกคนบาป” ( มธ.9:14-17 ; ลก.5:33-38 )
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเยซูได้ยินดังนั้นจึงกล่าวกับเขาว่า “คนที่มีสุขภาพดีไม่จำเป็นต้องหาหมอ ยกเว้นแต่ผู้ป่วย เราไม่ได้มาเพื่อเรียกคนที่คิดว่าตนมีความชอบธรรม แต่มาเพื่อเรียกคนบาป”

交叉引用

John 9:34 - They said, “You’re nothing but dirt! How dare you take that tone with us!” Then they threw him out in the street.
Matthew 18:10 - “Watch that you don’t treat a single one of these childlike believers arrogantly. You realize, don’t you, that their personal angels are constantly in touch with my Father in heaven?
Isaiah 1:18 - “Come. Sit down. Let’s argue this out.” This is God’s Message: “If your sins are blood-red, they’ll be snow-white. If they’re red like crimson, they’ll be like wool. If you’ll willingly obey, you’ll feast like kings. But if you’re willful and stubborn, you’ll die like dogs.” That’s right. God says so.
Romans 5:20 - All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into life—a life that goes on and on and on, world without end.
John 9:40 - Some Pharisees overheard him and said, “Does that mean you’re calling us blind?”
Romans 5:6 - Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Don’t you realize that this is not the way to live? Unjust people who don’t care about God will not be joining in his kingdom. Those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex, use and abuse the earth and everything in it, don’t qualify as citizens in God’s kingdom. A number of you know from experience what I’m talking about, for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you’ve been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus, our Master, our Messiah, and by our God present in us, the Spirit.
Titus 3:3 - It wasn’t so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, easy marks for sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this.
1 Timothy 1:15 - Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever. Deep honor and bright glory to the King of All Time— One God, Immortal, Invisible, ever and always. Oh, yes! I’m passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we’re in.
Luke 5:31 - Jesus heard about it and spoke up, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out.”
Matthew 9:12 - Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit.”
新标点和合本 - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“康健的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“健康的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我不是来召义人，而是召罪人。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“健康的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我不是来召义人，而是召罪人。”
当代译本 - 耶稣听见后，就对他们说：“健康的人不需要医生，有病的人才需要。我来不是召义人，而是召罪人。”
圣经新译本 - 耶稣听见了，就对他们说：“健康的人不需要医生，有病的人才需要；我来不是要召义人，而是要召罪人。”
中文标准译本 - 耶稣听见了，就对他们说：“健康的人不需要医生，有病的人才需要。我来不是要召唤义人，而是要召唤罪人。”
现代标点和合本 - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“康健的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。”
和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣听见，就对他们说：“康健的人用不着医生，有病的人才用得着。我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人。”
New International Version - On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New International Reader's Version - Jesus heard that. So he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a doctor. Sick people do. I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to follow me.”
English Standard Version - And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New Living Translation - When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Christian Standard Bible - When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New American Standard Bible - And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
New King James Version - When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “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, to repentance.”
Amplified Bible - When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness].”
American Standard Version - And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
King James Version - When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
New English Translation - When Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
World English Bible - When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
新標點和合本 - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「康健的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。我來本不是召義人，乃是召罪人。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「健康的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。我不是來召義人，而是召罪人。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「健康的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。我不是來召義人，而是召罪人。」
當代譯本 - 耶穌聽見後，就對他們說：「健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要。我來不是召義人，而是召罪人。」
聖經新譯本 - 耶穌聽見了，就對他們說：“健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要；我來不是要召義人，而是要召罪人。”
呂振中譯本 - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：『強壯的沒有需要醫生，有病的才有需要；我來不是要召義人，乃是要召罪人。』
中文標準譯本 - 耶穌聽見了，就對他們說：「健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要。我來不是要召喚義人，而是要召喚罪人。」
現代標點和合本 - 耶穌聽見，就對他們說：「康健的人用不著醫生，有病的人才用得著。我來本不是召義人，乃是召罪人。」
文理和合譯本 - 耶穌聞之曰、健者不需醫、惟病者需之、我來、非召義人、乃召罪人耳、○
文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌聞之曰、康強者不需醫、負病者需之、我來非招義人、乃招罪人悔改耳、○
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌聞而謂之曰、康強者不需醫士、惟負病者需之、我來非召義人、乃召罪人悔改、○
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌聞而答曰：『康健者不需醫、正唯病者需之。吾之來也、非召義者、乃召罪人。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - Al oírlos, Jesús les contestó: —No son los sanos los que necesitan médico, sino los enfermos. Y yo no he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores.
현대인의 성경 - 예수님은 그 말을 들으시고 이렇게 말씀하셨다. “건강한 사람에게는 의사가 필요 없고 병든 사람에게만 의사가 필요하다. 나는 의로운 사람을 부르러 온 것이 아니라 죄인을 부르러 왔다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Услышав это, Иисус сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришел призвать не праведников, а грешников. ( Мат. 9:14-17 ; Лк. 5:33-39 )
Восточный перевод - Услышав это, Иса сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Услышав это, Иса сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Услышав это, Исо сказал им: – Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Jésus, qui les avait entendus, leur dit : Les bien-portants n’ont pas besoin de médecin ; ce sont les malades qui en ont besoin. Je ne suis pas venu appeler des justes, mais des pécheurs.
リビングバイブル - 彼らの非難に、イエスはこうお答えになりました。「丈夫な者に医者はいりません。病人こそ医者が必要なのです。わたしは、自分を正しいと思っている人たちのためにではなく、罪人を神に立ち返らせるために来たのです。」
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς [ὅτι] οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ’ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες· οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους ἀλλ’ ἁμαρτωλούς.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ ἀκούσας, ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς, οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ’ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες. οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς.
Nova Versão Internacional - Ouvindo isso, Jesus lhes disse: “Não são os que têm saúde que precisam de médico, mas sim os doentes. Eu não vim para chamar justos, mas pecadores”. ( Mt 9.14-17 ; Lc 5.33-39 )
Hoffnung für alle - Jesus hörte das und antwortete: »Die Gesunden brauchen keinen Arzt, sondern die Kranken. Ich bin gekommen, um Sünder in die Gemeinschaft mit Gott zu rufen, und nicht solche, die sich sowieso für gut genug halten. « ( Matthäus 9,14‒17 ; Lukas 5,33‒39 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu liền đáp: “Vì người bệnh mới cần y sĩ, chứ khỏe mạnh không cần! Ta đến trần gian không phải để thuyết giảng cho người thánh thiện, nhưng để kêu gọi người có tội quay về Đức Chúa Trời.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อพระเยซูทรงได้ยินเช่นนี้จึงตรัสกับพวกเขาว่า “คนสุขภาพดีไม่ต้องการหมอ แต่คนป่วยต้องการ เราไม่ได้มาเพื่อเรียกคนชอบธรรมแต่มาเพื่อเรียกคนบาป” ( มธ.9:14-17 ; ลก.5:33-38 )
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเยซูได้ยินดังนั้นจึงกล่าวกับเขาว่า “คนที่มีสุขภาพดีไม่จำเป็นต้องหาหมอ ยกเว้นแต่ผู้ป่วย เราไม่ได้มาเพื่อเรียกคนที่คิดว่าตนมีความชอบธรรม แต่มาเพื่อเรียกคนบาป”

John 9:34 - They said, “You’re nothing but dirt! How dare you take that tone with us!” Then they threw him out in the street.
Matthew 18:10 - “Watch that you don’t treat a single one of these childlike believers arrogantly. You realize, don’t you, that their personal angels are constantly in touch with my Father in heaven?
Isaiah 1:18 - “Come. Sit down. Let’s argue this out.” This is God’s Message: “If your sins are blood-red, they’ll be snow-white. If they’re red like crimson, they’ll be like wool. If you’ll willingly obey, you’ll feast like kings. But if you’re willful and stubborn, you’ll die like dogs.” That’s right. God says so.
Romans 5:20 - All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into life—a life that goes on and on and on, world without end.
John 9:40 - Some Pharisees overheard him and said, “Does that mean you’re calling us blind?”
Romans 5:6 - Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
1 Corinthians 6:9 - Don’t you realize that this is not the way to live? Unjust people who don’t care about God will not be joining in his kingdom. Those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex, use and abuse the earth and everything in it, don’t qualify as citizens in God’s kingdom. A number of you know from experience what I’m talking about, for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you’ve been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus, our Master, our Messiah, and by our God present in us, the Spirit.
Titus 3:3 - It wasn’t so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, easy marks for sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this.
1 Timothy 1:15 - Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever. Deep honor and bright glory to the King of All Time— One God, Immortal, Invisible, ever and always. Oh, yes! I’m passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we’re in.
Luke 5:31 - Jesus heard about it and spoke up, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out.”
Matthew 9:12 - Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”