Matthew 9

9 Ref And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

10 Ref And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

11 Ref And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

12 Ref But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

13 Ref But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

14 Ref Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

15 Ref And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

16 Ref No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

17 Ref Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

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