Matthew 9:11-13

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "1Why * is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?"
12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not 2those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
13 "But go and learn 3what this means: '4I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for 5I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Cross References 5

  • 1. Matthew 11:19; Mark 2:16; Luke 5:30; Luke 15:2
  • 2. Mark 2:17; Luke 5:31
  • 3. Matthew 12:7
  • 4. Hosea 6:6
  • 5. Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32; 1 Timothy 1:15

Footnotes 3

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