Matthew 9:9-13

⁹As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

¹⁰Later, as Jesus was dining 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?”

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.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

— Matthew 9:9-13

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Illustration of Matthew 9:12

Illustration of Matthew 9:12 -- On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick."

Cross References for Matthew 9:9-13

• Mark 2:17
• Luke 19:10
• Hosea 6:6
• Luke 5:32
• Matthew 12:7
• 1 Timothy 1:13-16
• Proverbs 21:3
• 2 Peter 3:9
• Micah 6:6-8
• Matthew 21:28-32

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