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Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, manytaxcollectors and sinnerscame and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.
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When the Phariseessaw this, they said to His disciples, "1Why* is your Teachereating with the taxcollectors and sinners?"
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But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not 2those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
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"But go and learn3what this means: '4I DESIRECOMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for 5I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
The Question about Fasting
14Then the disciples of Johncame to Him, asking, "Why* do we and 6the Phariseesfast, but Your disciples do not fast?"
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And Jesussaid to them, "The attendants of the bridegroomcannot*mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will comewhen the bridegroom is takenaway from them, and then they will fast.
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"But nooneputs a patch of unshrunkcloth on an oldgarment; for the patchpullsaway from the garment, and a worsetearresults.
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"Nor do people putnewwine into oldwineskins; otherwise the wineskinsburst, and the winepours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they putnewwine into freshwineskins, and both are preserved."
Miracles of Healing
187While He was sayingthesethings to them, a synagogue officialcame and 8boweddownbefore Him, and said, "My daughter has justdied; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live."
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Jesusgot up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples.
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And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelveyears, came up behind Him and touched9the fringe of His cloak;