The Main Object of Christ's Ministry
R. Burgess, B. D. Matthew 9:13 But go you and learn what that means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous… 1. He calls sinners by making appeals to the conscience. 2. By preaching an all-sufficient atonement for sin. 3. By means of an offer of reconciliation. 4. By raising in their minds hopes of future glory. (R. Burgess, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. WEB: But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."