"But go ye and learn what {that} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, …" — Matthew 9:13

Matthew 9:13 · KJV

“But go ye and learn what {that} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

— Matthew 9:13

Verse 12

But when Jesus heard {that}, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

Verse 14

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Matthew 9 — Context

And when the Pharisees saw {it}, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

But when Jesus heard {that}, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

But go ye and learn what {that} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children 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 shall they fast.

Cross References

Mark 2:17

When Jesus heard {it}, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Hosea 6:6

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Luke 5:32

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matthew 12:7

But if ye had known what {this} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

1 Timothy 1:13-16

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did {it} ignorantly in unbelief.

Proverbs 21:3

To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.