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But when the crowdssaw this, they were awestruck, and 1glorifiedGod, who had givensuchauthority to men.
Matthew Called
92As Jesuswent on from there, He saw a mancalled3Matthew, sitting in the taxcollector'sbooth; and He said to him, "4Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
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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, "5Why* is your Teachereating with the taxcollectors and sinners?"
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But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not 6those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
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"But go and learn7what this means: '8I DESIRECOMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for 9I 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 10the 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
1811While He was sayingthesethings to them, a synagogue officialcame and 12boweddownbefore Him, and said, "My daughter has justdied; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live."
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Matthew 5:16; Matthew 15:31; Mark 2:12; Luke 2:20; Luke 5:25, 26; Luke 7:16; Luke 13:13; Luke 17:15; Luke 23:47; John 15:8; Acts 4:21; Acts 11:18; Acts 21:20; 2 Corinthians 9:13; Galatians 1:24