Matthew 9:12-14

Modern English Version

¹² But when Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick. ¹³ But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’^[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

The Question About Fasting^(A)

¹⁴ Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”