Matthew 9:13

New American Bible - revised edition

Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” The Question About Fasting.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:3

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Hosea 6:6

For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Matthew 12:3

He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry,

Matthew 12:5

Or have you not read in the law that on the sabbath the priests serving in the temple violate the sabbath and are innocent?

Matthew 12:7

If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men.

Matthew 19:4

He said in reply, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’

Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes’?

Matthew 3:2

[and] saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

Matthew 3:8

Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.

Matthew 4:17

From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The Call of the First Disciples.

Mark 12:26

As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, [the] God of Isaac, and [the] God of Jacob’?

Mark 12:33

And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself’ is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Mark 2:17

Jesus heard this and said to them [that], “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” The Question About Fasting.

Luke 10:26

Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” The Parable of the Ten Gold Coins.

Luke 24:47

and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Luke 5:31

Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.

Luke 5:32

I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.” The Question About Fasting.

John 10:34

Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, “God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too.” The Church at Antioch.

Acts 2:38

Peter [said] to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 3:19

Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away,

Acts 5:31

God exalted him at his right hand as leader and savior to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard “delay,” but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.