Teks -- Luke 5:31 (NET)

5:31 Jesus answered them, “Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick sick do.

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Robertson: Luk 5:31 - They that are whole

They that are whole ( hoi hugiainontes ).

Old Greek word for good health from hugiēs , sound in body. So also in Luk 7:10; Luk 15:27; 3Jo 1:2. This is the usual word for good health used by Greek medical writers. Mar 2:17; Mat 9:12 have hoi ischuontes (those who have strength).

Vincent: Luk 5:31 - They that are whole

They that are whole ( οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες )

Both Matthew and Mark use ἰσχύοντες , the strong. This use of the verb in its primary sense, to be in sound health, is found in Luk 7:10; Luk 15:27; and once in John, 3 Ep. 3Jo 1:2. For this meaning it is the regular word in medical writings. Paul uses it only in the metaphorical sense: sound doctrine, sound words, sound in faith, etc. See 1Ti 1:10; 1Ti 6:3; Tit 1:13, etc.

TSK: Luk 5:31 - They that

They that : Jer 8:22; Mat 9:12, Mat 9:13; Mar 2:17

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Poole: Luk 5:27-32 - See Poole on "Mat 9:9"

Ver. 27-32. See Poole on "Mat 9:9" , and following verses to Mat 9:13 . See Poole on "Mar 2:14" , and following verses to Mar 2:17 , both which evangelists have also recorded this call of Levi; the first calls him Matthew ; Mark and Luke call him Levi . There was nothing more ordinary amongst the Jews than for persons to have two names. Mark tells us his father’ s name also, saying he was the son of Alphaeus. All agree in his employment, that he was a publican, one employed in the gathering of the public revenue, that part of it which arose from the exportation and importation of commodities; for he was sitting at the receipt of custom. Christ from thence calls him; he follows him, that is, gave up his name to be his disciple; in gratitude, Matthew, or Levi, invites him to a feast, and with him several other publicans and others. The other two evangelists say nothing of Matthew’ s preparing this feast; but it is implied in them, for they take notice of his sitting at meat in his house, and of the offence taken at it by the scribes and the Pharisees, and of our Saviour’ s taking notice of it, and what he said in justification of himself: see the notes before mentioned above. Only Matthew adds, that our Lord also said unto them, Go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. But for the explication of our Saviour’ s entire answer,

See Poole on "Mat 9:9" , and following verses to Mat 9:13 .

Poole: Luk 5:31 - See Poole on "Lu 5:27 "

See Poole on "Lu 5:27 "

Haydock: Luk 5:31

Jesus Christ gives them here to understand, that they were of the number of those who languished under a severe indisposition, and that he was come to act as their Physician. (St. John Chrysostom, hom. xxxi. in Matt.)

Gill: Luk 5:31 - And Jesus answering, said unto them // they that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick

And Jesus answering, said unto them,.... Knowing that they aimed at him; though, according to this evangelist, they only mentioned his disciples, however, he takes up the cause, and vindicates both himself and them, by observing to them the following proverb;

they that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick: suggesting hereby, that as such who are in good health, who are free from all diseases, wounds, bruises, and putrefying sores, stand in no need of the advice and assistance of a physician, or surgeon, but such who have either distempers or sores on their bodies; so they, the Scribes and Pharisees, who, in their own opinion, were free from the disease of sin, original and actual, and touching the righteousness of the law, were blameless, stood not in any need of him, the physician, who came to cure the maladies of the souls, as well as of the bodies of men; but such persons, who not only are sick with sin, but sick of it, who are sensible of it, and desire healing: and therefore this was the reason of his conduct, why he conversed with sinners, and not with the Scribes and Pharisees; his business, as a physician, lying among the one, and not the other; See Gill on Mat 9:12. See Gill on Mar 2:17.