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Matthew 9:13

So then, go out and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the just, but sinners.
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King James Version

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

English Standard Version

Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

New International Version

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