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# General Information:
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These events occur at the house of Matthew the tax collector.
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# When Jesus heard this
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Here "this" refers to the question the Pharisees asked about Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners.
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# People who are strong in body do not need a physician, only those who are sick
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Jesus answers with a proverb. He means that he eats with these kinds of people because he has come to help sinners. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])
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# People who are strong in body
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"People who are healthy"
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# physician
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"doctor"
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# those who are sick
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The phrase "need a physician" is understood. AT: "people who are sick need a physician" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# You should go and learn what this means
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Jesus is about to quote the scriptures. AT: "You should learn the meaning of what God said in the scriptures"
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# You should go
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Here "you" is plural and refers to the Pharisees. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# I desire mercy and not sacrifice
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Jesus is quoting what the prophet Hosea wrote in the scriptures. Here, "I" refers to God.
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# For I came
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Here "I" refers to Jesus.
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# the righteous
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Jesus is using irony. He does not think there are any people who are righteous and do not need to repent. AT: "those who think they are righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]] |