Luke 5:32

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

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  • Luke 15:7 : 7 `I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 `So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'
  • Acts 5:31 : 31 this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 to you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, did send him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.'
  • Acts 2:38 : 38 and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 26:18-20 : 18 to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me. 19 `Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
  • 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit. 11 And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
  • 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am; 16 but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:
  • 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth, 26 and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,
  • Luke 18:10-14 : 10 `Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer; 11 the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer; 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things -- as many as I possess. 13 `And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner! 14 I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near, 7 Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 `Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
  • Mark 15:7 : 7 and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.
  • Mark 15:10 : 10 for he knew that because of envy the chief priests had delivered him up;
  • Luke 4:18-19 : 18 `The Spirit of the Lord `is' upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.'

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  • Mark 2:15-17
    3 verses
    91%

    15And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

    16And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, `Why -- that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'

    17And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

  • Matt 9:9-14
    6 verses
    86%

    9And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

    10And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

    11and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

    12And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

    13but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

    14Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, `Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

  • Luke 5:29-31
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    83%

    29And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

    30and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

    31And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

  • Luke 7:33-34
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    33`For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

    34the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

  • Luke 15:1-3
    3 verses
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    1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

    2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

    3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

  • 10for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

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    31which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

    32for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

  • 33And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications -- in like manner also those of the Pharisees -- but thine do eat and drink?'

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    18`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;

    19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

    20Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.

  • 27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'

  • 11for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

  • 24and he answering said, `I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'

  • 47and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I -- I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

  • 12And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'

  • 38and he saith to them, `We may go to the next towns, that there also I may preach, for for this I came forth.'

  • 39And Jesus said, `For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

  • 5No -- I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'

  • 56for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save;' and they went on to another village.

  • 17`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets -- I did not come to throw down, but to fulfill;

  • 13`And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner!

  • 2and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

  • 40and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;

  • 8bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

  • 17From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'

  • 6and be going rather unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • 9and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

  • 45for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

  • 38because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.

  • 43and he said unto them -- `Also to the other cities it behoveth me to proclaim good news of the reign of God, because for this I have been sent;'

  • 12And having gone forth they were preaching that `men' might reform,

  • 3No -- I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye even so shall perish.

  • 12And he said also to him who did call him, `When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

  • 8And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, `Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;'

  • 15stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;

  • 3and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.