Matthew 9:13 - The Scriptures 199813 “But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire compassion and not offering.’ For I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy [that is, readiness to help those in trouble] and not sacrifice and sacrificial victims. For I came not to call and invite [to repentance] the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from sin). [Hos. 6:6.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. See the chapterCommon English Bible13 Go and learn what this means: I want mercy and not sacrifice. I didn’t come to call righteous people, but sinners.” See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 So then, go out and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the just, but sinners." See the chapter |