Matthew 9:13-15

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹³ But go and learn ^[a](A)what this means: ‘^(B)I desire ^[b]compassion, ^[c]and not 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 bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.