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# General Information:
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These events occur at the house of Matthew the tax collector.
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# When Jesus heard this
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Here "this" refers to the question the Pharisees asked about Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners.
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# People who are strong in body do not need a physician, only those who are sick
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Jesus answers with a proverb. He means that he eats with these kinds of people because he has come to help sinners. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])
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# People who are strong in body
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"People who are healthy"
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# physician
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doctor
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# those who are sick
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The phrase "need a physician" is understood. Alternate translation: "people who are sick need a physician" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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