Matthew 9:9-13

Matthew Called

9 ¹As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called ²Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He said to him, "³Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.

10 Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "⁴Why * is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?"

12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not ⁵those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

13 "But go and learn ⁶what this means: '⁷I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for ⁸I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 9:9-17: {Mark 2:14-22; Luke 5:27-38}
• 2. Matthew 10:3; Mark 2:14; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13
• 3. Matthew 8:22
• 4. Matthew 11:19; Mark 2:16; Luke 5:30; Luke 15:2
• 5. Mark 2:17; Luke 5:31
• 6. Matthew 12:7
• 7. Hosea 6:6
• 8. Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32; 1 Timothy 1:15

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "He"
• [b]. I.e. irreligious Jews
• [c]. Lit "what is"
• [d]. Or "mercy"
• [e]. I.e. more than