Matthew 9:12-14

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹² When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “The healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. ¹³ Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’^[a] In fact, I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

A Question About Fasting

¹⁴ Then John’s disciples came to him and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast at all?”