Verse: Mark 2:17

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5          When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

6          But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7          Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

8          And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

9          Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10        But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

11        I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

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16        And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

17        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.

Subject Repenting, not repenting, etc.:       "Sinners"

Object of that repentance:    Not expressly stated.  Since repentance means "a change of mind," we can only inferentially determine the object of repentance by determining the concepts or propositions about which men must change their mind.  In the context, the only thing about which men were called to change their mind was their unbelief that Jesus can forgive sins.  Jesus' public miracle was performed "that you may know that the Son hath power to forgive sins" (verse 10).

Consequence of lack of repentance:            Not explicitly stated, but reasonably inferred from the context to be the forgiveness of sins.

Repentance in Mark 2:17