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Matthew 9:13-15
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 9:13-15
New American Standard Bible
13 Now go and learn [a](A)what this means: ‘(B)I desire [b]compassion, [c]rather than sacrifice,’ for (C)I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
The Question about Fasting
14 Then the disciples of John *came to Him, asking, “Why do we and (D)the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The [d]attendants of the groom cannot mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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- Matthew 9:13 Lit what is
- Matthew 9:13 Or mercy
- Matthew 9:13 Lit and not
- Matthew 9:15 Lit sons of the wedding place
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