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Mk 2:17a ... And having heard, the Jesus says to them, ... "No need have the strong of a healer, but rather the ones having illness."

Verse 17 has 6 phrases and 22 words. The first four phrases have these 6 narrator and 10 dialog words ... Kai akousas, ho Iēsous legei autois, Ou xreian exousin hoi isxuontes iatrou, all hoi kakos exontes (And having heard, the Jesus says to them, ... "No need have the strong of a healer, but rather the ones illness having").

The 6 text and 10 dialog words are top down. The first two phrases of 6 text words are tangent from the mouth of Jesus down to the four sinners which shows he has heard their question and will give them an answer. The third phrase of 6 words is top down from the hands of Jesus to the fourth phrase of 4 words which is diagonally up to the scribes. This shows the four strong disciples have no need of a healer (Jesus), but the scribes however do need a healer because they have an illness of the soul.

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