12 Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.(A) 13 Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.[a](B) For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[b]

A Question about Fasting

14 Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” (C)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:13 Hs 6:6
  2. 9:13 Other mss add to repentance

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