Matthew 9:13-15

International Standard Version

¹³ Go and learn what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’^[a] because I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners.”

A Question about Fasting^(A)

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

¹⁵ Jesus asked them, “The wedding guests^[d] can’t mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”