9 ^qAs Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, ^r“Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

10 And as Jesus¹ reclined at table in the house, behold, ^smany tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher ^teat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means: ^u‘I desire ^vmercy, and not sacrifice.’ For ^wI came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”