Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

'And concerning the rising again of the dead, did 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 (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

Jesus answered them, 'Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

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To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

With what do I come before Jehovah? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves -- sons of a year?

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for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, 'They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

according as it hath been written -- 'There is none righteous, not even one;

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,

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for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'