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Matthew 9:13

American Standard Version

But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

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Matthew 9:13 in other translations

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Matthew 9:13 · World English Bible

Matthew 9:13 in context

  1. 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
  2. 12But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
  3. 13But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
  4. 14Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
  5. 15And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.