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And He went out again by the seashore; and 1all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.
Levi (Matthew) Called
142As He passed by, He saw3Levi the son of Alphaeussitting in the taxbooth, and He said to him, "4Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
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And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and manytaxcollectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.
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When 5the scribes of the Phariseessaw that He was eating with the sinners and taxcollectors, they said to His disciples, "6Why is He eating and drinking with taxcollectors and sinners?"
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And hearing this, Jesussaid to them, "7It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
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8John'sdisciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they came and said to Him, "Why* do John'sdisciples and the disciples of the Phariseesfast, but Your disciples do not fast?"
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And Jesussaid to them, "While* the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroomcannotfast, can they? Solong as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot*fast.
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"But the 9days will comewhen the bridegroom is takenaway from them, and then they will fast in that day.
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"Noonesews a patch of unshrunkcloth on an oldgarment; otherwise the patchpullsaway from it, the new from the old, and a worsetearresults.
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"Nooneputsnewwine into oldwineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts newwine into freshwineskins."
Question of the Sabbath
2310And it happened that He was passingthrough the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciplesbegan to make their way along while 11picking the heads of grain.