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Matthew 9:9-17
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Matthew 9:9-17
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The Call of Matthew
9 As Jesus went on from there,(A) He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.(B)
10 While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat[a] with Jesus and His disciples.(C) 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(D)
12 But when He heard this, He said, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do.(E) 13 Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.(F)[b] For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[c]
A Question about Fasting
14 Then John’s disciples came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”(G)
15 Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests[d] be sad while the groom is with them? The time[e] will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse. 17 And no one puts[f] new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
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- Matthew 9:10 Lit came, they were reclining (at the table); at important meals the custom was to recline on a mat at a low table and lean on the left elbow.
- Matthew 9:13 Hs 6:6
- Matthew 9:13 Other mss add to repentance
- Matthew 9:15 Lit the sons of the bridal chamber
- Matthew 9:15 Lit days
- Matthew 9:17 Lit And they do not put
Matthew 9:9-17
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Matthew 9:9-17
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The Calling of Matthew(A)
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(B) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(C)
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](D) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(E)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(F)
14 Then John’s(G) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(H) but your disciples do not fast?”
15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(I) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(J)
16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Mark 2:14-22
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Mark 2:14-22
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14 Then, moving on, He saw Levi(A) the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office,(B) and He said to him, “Follow Me!”(C) So he got up and followed(D) Him.
Dining with Sinners
15 While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors(E) and sinners(F) were also guests[a](G) with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him. 16 When the scribes(H) of the Pharisees[b](I) saw that He was eating(J) with sinners(K) and tax collectors,(L) they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat[c] with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t need(M) a doctor,(N) but the sick(O) do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous,(P) but sinners.”(Q)
A Question about Fasting
18 Now(R) John’s(S) disciples(T) and the Pharisees[d](U) were fasting.(V) People came and asked Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”
19 Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests[e] cannot fast while the groom(W) is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the time[f] will come(X) when the groom is taken away from them,(Y) and then they will fast(Z) in that day. 21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth,(AA) and a worse tear is made. 22 And no one puts new wine(AB) into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst(AC) the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins.[g] But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”
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- Mark 2:15 Lit reclining (at the table); at important meals the custom was to recline on a mat at a low table and lean on the left elbow.
- Mark 2:16 Other mss read scribes and Pharisees
- Mark 2:16 Other mss add and drink
- Mark 2:18 Other mss read the disciples of John and of the Pharisees
- Mark 2:19 Lit The sons of the bridal chamber
- Mark 2:20 Lit the days
- Mark 2:22 Other mss read the wine spills out and the skins will be ruined
Mark 2:14-22
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Mark 2:14-22
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14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(A) Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(B) saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(C)
17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(D)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(E)
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting.(F) Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”
19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them,(G) and on that day they will fast.
21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”
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