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Matthew 9:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 9:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
12 And the One, having heard it, said, “The ones being strong have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. 13 But having gone, learn what it means [in Hos 6:6]: ‘I desire mercy, and not a sacrifice’. For I did not come to call righteous ones, but sinners”.
Jesus Did Not Come To Patch Up The Old System, But To Inaugurate a New One
14 Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying “For what reason are we and the Pharisees fasting[a] often, but Your disciples are not fasting?”
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- Matthew 9:14 John’s disciples may have been fasting regarding his imprisonment or their own repentance and preparation. Some Pharisees fasted twice a week, Lk 18:12.
Matthew 9:12-14
New International Version
Matthew 9:12-14
New International Version
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(C)
14 Then John’s(D) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(E) but your disciples do not fast?”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
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