Mark 2:17 is the parallel account, adding 'I came not to call the righteous, but sinners' — reinforcing the physician metaphor.

Luke 5:31 is the parallel account of the same saying, directly quoting Jesus' physician metaphor.

In Isaiah 1:6, Israel is covered in wounds — a vivid diagnosis of spiritual sickness that only God can heal.

In Luke 7:39, a Pharisee criticizes Jesus for allowing a sinful woman to touch Him — a direct example of the 'sick' Jesus came to heal in the 'doctor' saying.

Luke 19:10 states Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost, explaining why He calls sinners — the very point of His 'doctor for the sick' metaphor.

In Jeremiah 8:22, the people lament no physician for their wounds — Jesus fulfills that need as the divine Healer.

In 1 Samuel 22:2, David gathers the distressed and indebted — a type of Christ who calls the spiritually sick.

In 2 Chronicles 16:12, Asa relies on human physicians instead of the Lord — contrasting with Jesus as the divine Healer.