91As Jesuswent on from there, He saw a mancalled2Matthew, sitting in the taxcollector'sbooth; and He said to him, "3Follow 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, "4Why* is your Teachereating with the taxcollectors and sinners?"
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But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not 5those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
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"But go and learn6what this means: '7I DESIRECOMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for 8I 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 9the 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."