Matthew 9:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Go

John 10:34

I will

Proverbs 21:3

Hosea 6:6

Micah 6:6

To call

General references

Matthew 18:11

Luke 15:1

Luke 19:10

Bible References

Go

He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—

“Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that He who created them in the beginning made them male and female,”

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.

This came from the Lord
and is wonderful in our eyes?

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God:

Now concerning the dead being raised—haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him: I

am the God of Abraham

and the God of Isaac

and the God of Jacob?

“What is written in the law?” He asked him. “How do you read it?”

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your scripture, I said, you are gods?

I will

Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

What should I bring before the Lord

when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?

To call

[For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.]

When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

So He told them this parable:

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

as it is written:

There is no one righteous, not even one.

Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or anyone practicing homosexuality,

one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

General references

[For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.]

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”