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Matthew 9:13-15
Jubilee Bible 2000
Matthew 9:13-15
Jubilee Bible 2000
13 Therefore go ye and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, for I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
14 ¶ Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons 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 they shall fast.
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Matthew 9:13-15
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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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