Matthew 9:9-13

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Matthew Called

⁹^(A)As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called ^(B)Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He *said to him, “^(C)Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

¹⁰Then it happened that as ^[a]Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and ^[b]sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “^(D)Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” ¹²But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not ^(E)those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. ¹³Now go and learn ^[c]^(F)what this means: ‘^(G)I desire ^[d]compassion, ^[e]rather than 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 Lit and not

Luke 5:27-32

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Call of Levi (Matthew)

²⁷^(A)After that He went out and looked at a tax collector named ^[a]^(B)Levi sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.” ²⁸And he ^(C)left everything behind, and got up and began following Him.

²⁹And ^(D)Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a large 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 to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and ^[b]sinners?” ³¹And Jesus answered and said to them, “^(G)It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. ³²I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.”