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Luke 5:32

Luke 5:32
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I came not to call the righteous,.... Such as the Scribes and Pharisees were in their own apprehension, and in the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 5:27-32

See the notes at Mat 9:9-13. Luk 5:29 Made him a great feast - This circumstance “Matthew,” or “Levi” as he is here…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 5:27-39

All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

I came not to call Rather, I have not come.

the righteous This also was true in two senses. Our Lord came to seek and…