Jesus asked them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes.'?

As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read what was spoken to you by God when he said,

As for the dead being raised, haven't you read in the book of Moses, in the story about the bush, how God said, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

Jesus answered him, "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"

Jesus replied to them, "Is it not written in your Law, "I said, "You are gods"'?

I will

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

How am I to present myself in the LORD's presence and bow in the presence of the High God? Should I present myself with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

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For the Son of Man came to save the lost."

When Jesus heard that, he told them, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick ones do. I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners."

I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."

So he told them this parable:

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

As it is written, "Not even one person is righteous.

You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don't you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,

In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief,

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For the Son of Man came to save the lost."

Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.

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