Matthew 9:13
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?Select Matthew 9:11
12But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.Select Matthew 9:12
13But 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.Select Matthew 9:13
14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?Select Matthew 9:14
15And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.Select Matthew 9:15
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WEB
9:13 But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
ASV
9:13 But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
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