Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 9:13
But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous but sinners.Both here and in Matthew 12:7, Christ quoted from Hosea 6:6. The context in that passage shows that Christ was here comparing the Pharisees with the reprobate priesthood of Hosea's times. In that same paragraph, Hosea charged, "And as the troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent; for they commit lewdness" (Hosea 6:6-9). This,... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 9:13
But, &c. This is the application. Hosea 6:6 is quoted with evident reference to Hosea 6:1 ; Hosea 5:13 with Hosea 7:1 . See App-117 . go ye. To your teachers. meaneth = is. will have = require. mercy = compassion. Greek. eleos. I am not come = I came not. the righteous = just ones. to repentance. All the texts omit: also wanting in Syriac and Vulgate both here and in Mark 2:17 . read more