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Matthew 9:12
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But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
About Matthew 9:12
Few verses address Doctors in the Bible as directly as Matthew 9:12. This New Testament passage from the gospel of Matthew has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Luke 5:31
“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.”
- Colossians 4:14
“Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.”
- Mark 5:26
“And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,”
- 2 Chronicles 16:12
“And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.”
- Jeremiah 8:22
“Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?”
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How to Apply Matthew 9:12
Pray through Matthew 9:12 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Doctors in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.