Matthew 9:13
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.
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Study Note
'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' — Jesus cites Hosea 6:6 to defend his table-fellowship with tax collectors against Pharisaic challenge, interpreting the prophet's preference for hesed (covenant loyalty) over sacrifice as authorization for prioritizing the inclusion of the marginalized. The rabbinic phrase 'go and learn' (lekh u-lmod) implies that the questioners have failed elementary hermeneutical responsibility, a pointed rebuke from a fellow interpreter. Matthew uniquely cites Hosea 6:6 twice (here and 12:7), making it a hermeneutical key to understanding Jesus's mission as the fulfillment of prophetic mercy over ritual purity.
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But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.
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To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and …
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with …
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do …
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: