Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

And concerning the dead that they rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

He said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

I will

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?

To call

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

When Jesus heard it, he saith to them, They that are in health, have no need of a physician, but they that are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And he spoke this parable to them, saying,

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

General references

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.