Luke 5:31

Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Luke 5:31
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ᾽ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  6. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  7. αὐτούς·autous“them;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. οὐou“No”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  9. χρείανchreian“need”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χρεία · “need” · Strong's G5532
  10. ἔχουσινechousin“have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  11. οἱhoi“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ὑγιαίνοντεςhugiainontes“being well”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὑγιαίνω · “be healthy” · Strong's G5198
  13. ἰατροῦiatrou“of a physician”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἰατρός · “physician” · Strong's G2395
  14. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  15. οἱhoi“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. κακῶςkakōs“sick”
    Adverb · “badly” · Strong's G2560
  17. ἔχοντες.echontes“being.”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)