Calling Sinners to Repentance Lesson Text: Mark 2:13-17 Related Scriptures: Matthew 9:9-13; John 1:35-51; I Corinthians 6:9-11 TIME: A.D. 28 PLACE: Capernaum GOLDEN TEXT—“When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Mark 2:17). Introduction Mark presents Jesus as the Servant who was always doing good things for others . The key verse of this book is thought by some to be Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” The first part of this verse is explained by all the book preceding it, and the last part is explained by what follows. This pivotal verse takes us from Jesus’ ministry to His sacrificial death on the cross. Jesus’ compassion compelled Him to minister to the spiritual and physical needs of those around Him. As He moved through...