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Matthew 9:11-14
English Standard Version
Matthew 9:11-14
English Standard Version
11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (A)“Why does your teacher eat with (B)tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn (C)what this means: (D)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (E)I came not to call the righteous, (F)but sinners.”
A Question About Fasting
14 Then (G)the disciples of John came to him, saying, (H)“Why do we and (I)the Pharisees fast,[a] but your disciples do not fast?”
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- Matthew 9:14 Some manuscripts add much, or often
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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