Matthew 9:13 Cross References

Matthew 9:13

13: Then he added, "Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices.' For I have come to call sinners, not those who think they are already good enough."

Mark 2:17

  1. When Jesus heard this, he told them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do. I have come to call sinners, not those who think they are already good enough."

Luke 19:10

  1. And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost."

Hosea 6:6

  1. I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices. I want you to know God; that's more important than burnt offerings.

Matthew 12:7

  1. But you would not have condemned those who aren't guilty if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices.'

Luke 5:32

  1. I have come to call sinners to turn from their sins, not to spend my time with those who think they are already good enough."

1 Timothy 1:13

  1. even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.
  2. Oh, how kind and gracious the Lord was! He filled me completely with faith and the love of Christ Jesus.
  3. This is a true saying, and everyone should believe it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--and I was the worst of them all.
  4. But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

2 Peter 3:9

  1. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.

Proverbs 21:3

  1. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.

Micah 6:6

  1. What can we bring to the LORD to make up for what we've done? Should we bow before God with offerings of yearling calves?
  2. Should we offer him thousands of rams and tens of thousands of rivers of olive oil? Would that please the LORD? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for the sins of our souls? Would that make him glad?
  3. No, O people, the LORD has already told you what is good, and this is what he requires: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Matthew 21:28

  1. "But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.'
  2. The son answered, 'No, I won't go,' but later he changed his mind and went anyway.
  3. Then the father told the other son, 'You go,' and he said, 'Yes, sir, I will.' But he didn't go.
  4. Which of the two was obeying his father?" They replied, "The first, of course." Then Jesus explained his meaning: "I assure you, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
  5. For John the Baptist came and showed you the way to life, and you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to turn from your sins and believe him.

Acts 11:18

  1. When the others heard this, all their objections were answered and they began praising God. They said, "God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of turning from sin and receiving eternal life."

1 Corinthians 6:9

  1. Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,
  2. thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers--none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.
  3. There was a time when some of you were just like that, but now your sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you.

Acts 3:19

  1. Now turn from your sins and turn to God, so you can be cleansed of your sins.

Matthew 3:2

  1. "Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near. "

Matthew 18:10

  1. "Beware that you don't despise a single one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.
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  3. "If a shepherd has one hundred sheep, and one wanders away and is lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others and go out into the hills to search for the lost one?
  4. And if he finds it, he will surely rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn't wander away!

Romans 2:4

  1. Don't you realize how kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Or don't you care? Can't you see how kind he has been in giving you time to turn from your sin?
  2. But no, you won't listen. So you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself because of your stubbornness in refusing to turn from your sin. For there is going to come a day of judgment when God, the just judge of all the world,
  3. will judge all people according to what they have done.

Romans 3:10

  1. As the Scriptures say, "No one is good--not even one.
  2. No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God.
  3. All have turned away from God; all have gone wrong. No one does good, not even one."
  4. "Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their speech is filled with lies.The poison of a deadly snake drips from their lips."
  5. "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."

Isaiah 55:6

  1. Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
  2. Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Acts 5:31

  1. Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this to give the people of Israel an opportunity to turn from their sins and turn to God so their sins would be forgiven.

Acts 26:18

  1. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'
  2. "And so, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to that vision from heaven.
  3. I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must turn from their sins and turn to God--and prove they have changed by the good things they do.

Luke 24:47

  1. With my authority, take this message of repentance to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me.'

Acts 2:38

  1. Peter replied, "Each of you must turn from your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

2 Timothy 2:25

  1. They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth.
  2. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the Devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.

Matthew 4:17

  1. From then on, Jesus began to preach, "Turn from your sins and turn to God, because the Kingdom of Heaven is near. "

Luke 15:3

  1. So Jesus used this illustration:
  2. "If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn't you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it?
  3. And then you would joyfully carry it home on your shoulders.
  4. When you arrived, you would call together your friends and neighbors to rejoice with you because your lost sheep was found.
  5. In the same way, heaven will be happier over one lost sinner who returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!

Matthew 3:8

  1. Prove by the way you live that you have really turned from your sins and turned to God.

Acts 17:30

  1. God overlooked people's former ignorance about these things, but now he commands everyone everywhere to turn away from idols and turn to him.
  2. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead."

Mark 12:26

  1. But now, as to whether the dead will be raised--haven't you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

Matthew 21:42

  1. Then Jesus asked them, "Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures? 'The stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous to see.'

Matthew 12:3

  1. But Jesus said to them, "Haven't you ever read in the Scriptures what King David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Acts 20:21

  1. I have had one message for Jews and Gentiles alike--the necessity of turning from sin and turning to God, and of faith in our Lord Jesus.

Matthew 11:20

  1. Then Jesus began to denounce the cities where he had done most of his miracles, because they hadn't turned from their sins and turned to God.
  2. "What horrors await you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have sat in deep repentance long ago, clothed in sackcloth and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.

Matthew 19:4

  1. "Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.'

John 10:34

  1. Jesus replied, "It is written in your own law that God said to certain leaders of the people, 'I say, you are gods!'

Matthew 12:5

  1. And haven't you ever read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?

Luke 10:26

  1. Jesus replied, "What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?"

Matthew 22:31

  1. But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead--haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said,
  2. 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead."
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