Matthew 9:9-13 - Matthew Called To Follow Jesus

9 And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

10 And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

12 But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have illness. 13 Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.