Jesus Calls Matthew

Matthew 9

9 e As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called f Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

10 And as Jesus 1 reclined at table in the house, behold, many g tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, h "Why does your teacher eat with g tax collectors and sinners?" 12 But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn i what this means, j 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For k I came not to call the righteous, l but sinners."

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 9:9 - 17
    As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.
    Mark 2:14 - 22
    And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.
    Luke 5:27 - 38
    After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, "Follow me.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 10:3
    Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus.
    Mark 3:18
    Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean.
    Luke 6:15
    And Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot.
    Acts 1:13
    And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 9:9 - 17
    As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.
    Mark 2:13 - 22
    He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them.
    Luke 5:27 - 39
    After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, "Follow me.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 11:19
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.
    Matthew 5:46
    For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
  5. Cross References
    Luke 15:2
    And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 9:10
    And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 12:7
    And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
  8. Cross References
    Hosea 6:6
    For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
    Matthew 23:23
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
    Mark 12:33
    And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
  9. Cross References
    Luke 15:7
    Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
    John 9:39
    Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
  10. Cross References
    1 Timothy 1:15
    The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
  11. Cross References
    Hosea 6:6
    For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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