Matthew 9:13

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¹³Then he added, “Now go away and learn the meaning of this verse of Scripture,

‘It isn’t your sacrifices and your gifts I want—I want you to be merciful.’^[a]

For I have come to urge sinners, not the self-righteous, back to God.”

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Matthew 9:13 I want you to be merciful, see Hosea 6:6.

Matthew 9:13

The Message

^12-13Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”

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