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Matthew 9:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Matthew 9:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”(A)
The Question about Fasting
14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often,[a] but your disciples do not fast?”(B)
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- 9.14 Other ancient authorities lack often
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