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And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many
1tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
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And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples,
2“Why does your teacher eat with
3tax collectors and sinners? ”
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But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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Go and learn
4what this means,
5‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. ’ For
6I came not to call the righteous,
7but sinners. ”
A Question About Fasting
14 Then
8the disciples of John came to him, saying,
9“Why do we and
10the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast? ”
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And Jesus said to them,
11“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?
12The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and
13then they will fast.
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No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.
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Neither is new wine put into old
14wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved. ”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed
18 15While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and
16knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live. ”
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And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples.
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And behold, a woman
17who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched
18the fringe of his garment,