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Matthew 9:11-15 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11. And when they saw it, the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12. And when he heard it, he said, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.

13. But go and learn what it means, “I want mercy and not sacrifice.” For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

14. Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”

15. And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

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