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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus responds to what the scribes had said to his disciples about his eating with tax collectors and sinful people.
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# he said to them
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"he said to the scribes"
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# People who are strong in body do not need a physician; only people who are sick need one
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Jesus used this proverb about sick people and doctors to teach them that only people who know that they are sinful realize that they need Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-proverbs]])
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# strong in body
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"healthy"
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# I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners
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Jesus expects his hearers to understand he came for those who want help. Alternate translation: "I came for people who understand they are sinful, not for people who believe they are righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])
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# but sinners
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The words "I came to call" are understood from the phrase before this. Alternate translation: "but I came to call sinners" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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