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Matthew 9:12-14
New King James Version
Matthew 9:12-14
New King James Version
12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: (A)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (B)but sinners, [a]to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(C)
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, (D)“Why do we and the Pharisees fast [b]often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
- Matthew 9:14 NU brackets often as disputed.
New King James Version (NKJV)
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