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Matthew 9:13-15
New International Version
Matthew 9:13-15
New International Version
13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(C)
14 Then John’s(D) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(E) but your disciples do not fast?”
15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(F) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(G)
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
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