Matthew 9:12-14

International Standard Version

¹² When Jesus^[a] heard that, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a physician, but sick people do. ¹³ Go and learn what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’^[b] because I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners.”

A Question about Fasting^(A)

¹⁴ Then John’s disciples came to Jesus^[c] and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often,^[d] but your disciples don’t fast?”