Matthew 9:9-13

Matthew and Sinners Called

9 ^aAnd as Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called ^bMatthew, sitting in the tax office; and He *said to him, “^cFollow Me!” And he stood up and followed Him.
10 ¹Then it happened that as ²Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and ³sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “^aWhy is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not ^athose who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn ¹^awhat this means: ‘^bI desire ²compassion, ³and not sacrifice,’ for ^cI did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Luke 5:27-32

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Levi and Sinners Called

27 ^aAnd after that He went out and noticed a tax collector named ¹^bLevi sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28 And he ^aleft everything behind, and rose up and began to follow Him.
29 And ^aLevi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of ^btax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. 30 ^aAnd the Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and ¹sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “^aIt is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”