As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, \u201cFollow me.\u201d\u009d And he rose and followed him.<\/p>\n
And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, \u201cWhy does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?\u201d\u009d But when he heard it, he said, \u201cThose who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, \u201d\u02dcI desire mercy, and not sacrifice.\u2019 For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, \u201cFollow me.\u201d\u009d And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at table in the house, behold,…<\/span><\/p>\n