9. As Jesus was leaving, he saw a tax collector named Matthew sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, “Come with me.” Matthew got up and went with him.
10. Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Matthew's house. Many tax collectors and other sinners were also there.
11. Some Pharisees asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?”
12. Jesus heard them and answered, “Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do.
13. Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.’ I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”
14. One day some followers of John the Baptist came and asked Jesus, “Why do we and the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”
15. Jesus answered:The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them. But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.
16. No one uses a new piece of cloth to patch old clothes. The patch would shrink and tear a bigger hole.
17. No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins. Both the skins and the wine will then be safe.
18. While Jesus was still speaking, an official came and knelt in front of him. The man said, “My daughter has just died! Please come and place your hand on her. Then she will live again.”