Matthew 9:9-13

American Standard Version

⁹And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

¹⁰And it came to pass, as he ^[a]sat at meat in the house, behold, many ^[b]publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the ^[c]publicans and sinners? ¹²But when he heard it, he said, They that are ^[d]whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³But go ye and learn what this meaneth, ^[e]I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

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Footnotes

Matthew 9:10 Greek reclined: and so always.
Matthew 9:10 See marginal note on 5:46.
Matthew 9:11 See marginal note on 5:46.
Matthew 9:12 Greek strong.
Matthew 9:13 Hos. 6:6.

Matthew 9:9-13

New International Version

The Calling of Matthew^(A)

⁹As 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.

¹⁰While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. ¹¹When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”^(C)

¹²On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. ¹³But 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)

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