Old Testament

Matthew 9:9-13
Calling of Matthew
9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting in the tax collector's booth. He said to him, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and followed him.
10As Jesus was reclining at the table in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners were actually there too, eating with Jesus and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
12When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “The healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. 13Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’[] In fact, I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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