Matthew 9:13

God's Word

Learn what this means: ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices.’ I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.”

Cross References

Mark 2:17

When Jesus heard that, he said to them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do. I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.”

Luke 19:10

Indeed, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save people who are lost.”

Hosea 6:6

I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings.

Luke 5:32

I’ve come to call sinners to change the way they think and act, not to call people who think they have God’s approval.”

Matthew 12:7

If you had known what ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices’ means, you would not have condemned innocent people.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to the Lord than offering a sacrifice.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn’t slow to do what he promised, as some people think. Rather, he is patient for your sake. He doesn’t want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to him and change the way they think and act.

Acts 3:19

So change the way you think and act, and turn ⌞to God⌟ to have your sins removed.

Acts 11:18

When the others heard this, they had no further objections. They praised God by saying, “Then God has also led people who are not Jewish to turn to him so that they can change the way they think and act and have eternal life.”

Matthew 3:2

“Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Acts 5:31

God used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne as leader and savior. He did this to lead the people of Israel to him, to change the way they think and act, and to forgive their sins.

Luke 24:47

Scripture also says that by the authority of Jesus people would be told to turn to God and change the way they think and act so that their sins will be forgiven. This would be told to people from all nations, beginning in the city of Jerusalem.

Matthew 4:17

From then on, Jesus began to tell people, “Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near!”

Acts 2:38

Peter answered them, “All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.

Matthew 3:8

Do those things that prove you have turned to God and have changed the way you think and act.

Acts 20:21

I warned Jews and Greeks to change the way they think and act and to believe in our Lord Jesus.

Matthew 21:42

Jesus asked them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The Lord is responsible for this, and it is amazing for us to see’?

Matthew 12:3

Jesus asked them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

Mark 12:26

Haven’t you read in the book of Moses that the dead come back to life? It’s in the passage about the bush, where God said, ‘I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’

John 10:34

Jesus said to them, “Don’t your Scriptures say, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’?

Matthew 19:4

Jesus answered, “Haven’t you read that the Creator made them male and female in the beginning

Matthew 12:5

Or haven’t you read in Moses’ Teachings that on the day of rest—a holy day, the priests in the temple do things they shouldn’t on the day of rest yet remain innocent?

Luke 10:26

Jesus answered him, “What is written in Moses’ Teachings? What do you read there?”

Mark 12:33

To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as you love yourself is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Luke 5:31

Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do.