Matthew 9:13

Go and discover what this means: ‘I want mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I didn't come to call those who do what's right—I came to call sinners.”

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In The King James Version

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

In Context

12When Jesus heard the question, he replied, “Those who are well don't need a doctor, but sick people do.

14Then the disciples of John came and asked, “Why is that we and the Pharisees fast frequently, but your disciples don't?”

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Cross References

Isaiah 55:6Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he's nearby.

Micah 6:6What should I take with me when I approach the Lord, when I bow down before the God of heaven? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

Matthew 3:8Show by what you do that you have truly repented,

Matthew 11:20Then he began to reprimand the towns where he'd done most of his miracles because they had not repented.

Matthew 12:5Haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath but are not considered guilty?

Matthew 18:10Make sure you don't look down on these little ones. I tell you that in heaven their angels are always with my heavenly Father.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:10-14

Matthew Called. 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a… Read the whole commentary →

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