Matthew 9:9-13

Matthew Called to Follow Jesus

9 And [as] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

10 And it happened [as] he {was dining} in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming [and] {dining} with Jesus and his disciples.

11 And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

12 And [when he] heard [it], he said, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}.

13 But go [and] learn what it means, "I want mercy and not sacrifice." For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[as]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("saw") which is understood as temporal
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("stood up") has been translated as a finite verb
• [c] *Here "[as]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was dining")
• [d] Literally "was reclining at table"
• [e] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("were coming") has been translated as a finite verb
• [f] Literally "reclining at table"
• [g] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("saw") which is understood as temporal
• [h] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [i] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal
• [j] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [k] Literally "having badly"
• [l] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("go") has been translated as a finite verb
• [m] A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 12:7)