Matthew 9:12 - Compare All Versions
Matthew 9:12-13 MSG (The Message)
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.”
Matthew 9:12 KJV (King James Version)
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Matthew 9:12 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
Matthew 9:12 NCV (New Century Version)
When Jesus heard them, he said, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick.
Matthew 9:12 ASV (American Standard Version)
But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
Matthew 9:12 NIV (New International Version)
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Matthew 9:12 NKJV (New King James Version)
When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
Matthew 9:12 AMP (Amplified Bible)
But when Jesus heard this, He said, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but [only] those who are sick.
Matthew 9:12 NLT (New Living Translation)
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
Matthew 9:12 TPT (The Passion Translation)
When Jesus overheard this, he spoke up and said, “Healthy people don’t need to see a doctor, but the sick will go for treatment.”
Matthew 9:12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.