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Matthew 9:9-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 9:9-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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
New International Version
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
Matthew 9:9-17
King James Version
Matthew 9:9-17
King James Version
9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
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Mark 2:14-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Mark 2:14-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.”
Mark 2:14-22
King James Version
Mark 2:14-22
King James Version
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
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