I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” |
“I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” |
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” |
I have not come to arouse and invite and call the righteous, but the erring ones (those not free from sin) to repentance [to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins]. |
I have not come to call righteous persons but sinners to repentance. |
I did not come with an invitation for the ‘righteous’ but for the ‘sinners’ – to change their ways.” |
It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite to repentance.” |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.