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Matthew 9:11-17
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Matthew 9:11-17
New Living Translation
11 But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?[a]”
12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” 13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’[b] For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
A Discussion about Fasting
14 One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast[c] like we do and the Pharisees do?”
15 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”
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Matthew 9:11-17
New International Version
Matthew 9:11-17
New International Version
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](B) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(C)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(D)
14 Then John’s(E) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(F) but your disciples do not fast?”
15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(G) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(H)
16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Micah 6:3-8
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Micah 6:3-8
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3 “O my people, what have I done to you?
What have I done to make you tired of me?
Answer me!
4 For I brought you out of Egypt
and redeemed you from slavery.
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.
5 Don’t you remember, my people,
how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed
and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?
And remember your journey from Acacia Grove[a] to Gilgal,
when I, the Lord, did everything I could
to teach you about my faithfulness.”
6 What can we bring to the Lord?
Should we bring him burnt offerings?
Should we bow before God Most High
with offerings of yearling calves?
7 Should we offer him thousands of rams
and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
Should we sacrifice our firstborn children
to pay for our sins?
8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.
Footnotes
- 6:5 Hebrew Shittim.
Micah 6:3-8
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Micah 6:3-8
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3 “My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened(A) you?(B) Answer me.
4 I brought you up out of Egypt(C)
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(D)
I sent Moses(E) to lead you,
also Aaron(F) and Miriam.(G)
5 My people, remember
what Balak(H) king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(I) to Gilgal,(J)
that you may know the righteous acts(K) of the Lord.”
6 With what shall I come before(L) the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?(M)
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(N)
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(O)
Shall I offer my firstborn(P) for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(Q)
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(R) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a](S) with your God.(T)
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or prudently
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