Focused Passage

Matthew 9:9-13

Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

Matthew moves from Jesus’ authority to forgive sins, to his mercy toward sinners, to his teaching on newness, to his authority over death, uncleanness, blindness, muteness, and demons, concluding with compassion for the shepherdless crowds and prayer for harvest workers.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

10 Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

As Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular went on παράγων G3855 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular from there ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Adverb He saw εἶδεν G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a man ἄνθρωπον G444 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular named λεγόμενον G3004 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew Μαθθαῖον G3156 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular sitting καθήμενον G2521 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular tax booth τελώνιον G5058 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Follow Ἀκολούθει G190 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He told λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Matthew] got up ἀναστὰς G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] followed ἠκολούθησεν G190 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

Later Καὶ G2532 Conjunction as ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular was dining ἀνακειμένου G345 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular at ἐν G1722 Preposition [Matthew’s] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular house οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular many πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural tax collectors τελῶναι G5057 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sinners ἁμαρτωλοὶ G268 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural came ἐλθόντες G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [and] ate with συνανέκειντο G4873 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular [Him] Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 11

Original words

When καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural saw this ἰδόντες G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural they asked ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Why Διὰ G1223 Preposition . . . τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular {does} your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Teacher διδάσκαλος G1320 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular eat ἐσθίει G2068 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural tax collectors τελωνῶν G5057 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sinners ἁμαρτωλῶν G268 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 12

Original words

- G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [On] δὲ G1161 Conjunction hearing this ἀκούσας G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [It is] not Οὐ G3756 Adverb the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural healthy ἰσχύοντες G2480 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [who] ἔχουσιν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural need χρείαν G5532 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular a doctor ἰατροῦ G2395 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural sick κακῶς G2560 Adverb
Verse 13

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction go πορευθέντες G4198 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural [and] learn μάθετε G3129 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular this means ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular I desire θέλω G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular mercy Ἔλεος G1656 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction not οὐ G3756 Adverb sacrifice θυσίαν G2378 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I have not come ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular . . . οὐ G3756 Adverb to call καλέσαι G2564 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active [the] righteous δικαίους G1342 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction sinners ἁμαρτωλούς G268 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Hosea 6:6
  • BYZ and TR but sinners, to repentance; see Luke 5:32.

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