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I did not come to call the righteous but sinners
Manila Bulletin
|July 4, 2025
Jesus’ call of the tax collector Matthew illustrates his mercy on sinners.
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Tax collectors were despised by the Jews as collaborators of a foreign power—the Romans— and were notorious for collecting more than what was prescribed (Lk 3:12-13). By mingling with them, Jesus transgresses the social propriety of not mixing with these “public sinners.”
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