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

• 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

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