Matthew 9:13

Jesus quotes Hosea, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' and declares he came to call sinners. God prizes a merciful heart over mere ritual.

Cross-references · 37

• Mark 2:17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
• Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
• Hos 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
• Luke 5:32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
• Matt 12:7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
• 1 Tim 1:13–16Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Prov 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
• 2 Pet 3:9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• Mic 6:6–8Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
• Matt 21:28–32But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
• 1 Cor 6:9–11Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
• Acts 3:19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
• Matt 3:2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Isa 55:6–7Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
• Matt 18:10–13Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
• Rom 2:4–6Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
• Acts 5:31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• Rom 3:10–24As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
• Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Matt 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Acts 26:18–20To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• Matt 3:8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
• 2 Tim 2:25–26In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
• Luke 15:3–10And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
• Acts 17:30–31And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
• Matt 21:42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
• Matt 12:3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
• Acts 20:21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Mark 12:26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
• Matt 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
• Matt 11:20–21Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
• Matt 22:31–32But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
• John 10:34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
• Matt 19:4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
• Luke 10:26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

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