Matthew 9:13

Matthew Called To Follow Jesus

¹² And Jesus having heard, said to them, 'They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; ¹³ but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.' ¹⁴ Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, 'Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

Be Merciful

Free from Sin

Have Mercy

In Me

Mercy and Not Sacrifice

Righteous One

With God

No

Sin

Hosea 6:6

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

Matthew 12:7

and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless,

Mark 2:17

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.'

Micah 6:6-8

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?

Matthew 3:2

and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

Luke 5:32

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

Proverbs 21:3

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

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Matthew 3:8

bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

Matthew 4:17

From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, 'Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'

Matthew 11:20-21

Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.

Matthew 12:3

And he said to them, 'Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, himself and those with him --

Matthew 12:5

'Or did ye not read in the Law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple do profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Matthew 18:10-13

Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

Matthew 19:4

And he answering said to them, 'Did ye not read, that He who made them, from the beginning a male and a female made them,

Matthew 21:28-32

'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

Matthew 21:42

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.

Matthew 22:31-32

'And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

Mark 12:26

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;

Luke 10:26

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

Luke 15:3-10

And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

Luke 19:10

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

Luke 24:47

and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:

John 10:34

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

Acts 2:38

and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 3:19

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 5:31

this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;

Acts 11:18

And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, 'Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'

Acts 17:30-31

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

Acts 20:21

testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 26:18-20

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that is toward me.

Romans 2:4-6

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

Romans 3:10-24

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

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

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,

1 Timothy 1:13-16

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

2 Timothy 2:25-26

in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

2 Peter 3:9

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,