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

9As 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.

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

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

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

13But 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

AsΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent onπαράγωνG3855Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom thereἐκεῖθενG1564AdverbHe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara manἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularnamedλεγόμενονG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularMatthewΜαθθαῖονG3156Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularsittingκαθήμενονG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularatἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulartax boothτελώνιονG5058Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularFollowἈκολούθειG190Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe toldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[Matthew] got upἀναστὰςG450Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] followedἠκολούθησενG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

LaterΚαὶG2532ConjunctionasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas diningἀνακειμένουG345Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularatἐνG1722Preposition[Matthew’s]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluraltax collectorsτελῶναιG5057Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶG268Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralcameἐλθόντεςG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] ate withσυνανέκειντοG4873Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[Him]ἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 11

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WhenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralsaw thisἰδόντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey askedἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine PluralWhyΔιὰG1223Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular{does} yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralTeacherδιδάσκαλοςG1320Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulareatἐσθίειG2068Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluraltax collectorsτελωνῶνG5057Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsinnersἁμαρτωλῶνG268Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 12

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[On]δὲG1161Conjunctionhearing thisἀκούσαςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[It is] notΟὐG3756AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhealthyἰσχύοντεςG2480Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[who]ἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulara doctorἰατροῦG2395Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralsickκακῶςG2560Adverb
Verse 13

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctiongoπορευθέντεςG4198Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] learnμάθετεG3129Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularthis meansἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI desireθέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularmercyἜλεοςG1656Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐG3756AdverbsacrificeθυσίανG2378Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI have not comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .οὐG3756Adverbto callκαλέσαιG2564Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the] righteousδικαίουςG1342Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionsinnersἁμαρτωλούςG268Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

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

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