Matthew 9:9-13
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew Called
9 (A)As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called (B)Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, “(C)Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.
10 Then it happened that as [a]Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and [b]sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “(D)Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not (E)those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn [c](F)what this means: ‘(G)I desire [d]compassion, [e]and not sacrifice,’ for (H)I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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- Matthew 9:10 Lit He
- Matthew 9:10 I.e. irreligious Jews
- Matthew 9:13 Lit what is
- Matthew 9:13 Or mercy
- Matthew 9:13 I.e. more than
Luke 5:27-32
New American Standard Bible 1995
Call of Levi (Matthew)
27 (A)After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named [a](B)Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28 And he (C)left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.
29 And (D)Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of (E)tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. 30 (F)The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and [b]sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “(G)It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
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